New Olympic Dates Announced

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The International Olympic Committee announced Monday that an agreement has been reached with Olympic organizers in Tokyo to hold the postponed 2020 Games next summer from July 23 to August 8.

The new dates were officially announced following a telephone conference call between IOC President Thomas Bach, Tokyo 2020 President Mori Yoshirō, Tokyo Governor Koike Yuriko and Olympic and Paralympic Minister Hashimoto Seiko.

The full announcement is now posted on the IOC website.