Summer 2020 Olympics in Tokyo Will Be Postponed, Official Reveals

Social distancing is “kind of like business as usual” for Tommy Lee, who’s staying characteristically busy at his Los Angeles abode while Californians are under stay-at-home orders during the novel coronavirus pandemic.The Motley Crue drummer, who spoke to Billboard on April 1, said that, in addition to preparing for this summer’s The Stadium Tour with Def Leppard, Poison and Joan Jett & The Blackhearts — which he states will still happen — he’s staying creative “inside my weird little bubble.”

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe declared a month-long state of emergency Tuesday for Tokyo and six other prefectures to ramp up defenses against the spread of the coronavirus as the number of infections surges. But the move came in the form of a stay-at-home request — not an order — and violators will not be penalized.

Update 3/30/20: We know now when the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics will take place, after the event was delayed as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. On Monday, the International Olympic Committee, the International Paralympic Committee, the government of Japan, and affiliated organizations announced that the Summer Games will take place from July 23, 2021, until August 8, 2021. The Paralympic Games will follow from August 24, 2021, until September 5, 2021.

The 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan have officially been postponed until July 2021 and new dates have been revealed.

Olympic champion swimmer Ryan Lochte says that while he is disappointed by the postponement of the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo due to the coronavirus pandemic, it's a "bump in the road" for him and fellow athletes.

The 2020 Summer Olympics, which were originally scheduled to kick off on July 24 in Tokyo, Japan, have been officially postponed one year.

By Jill Goldsmith

The 2020 Tokyo Olympics are likely to be postponed amid the Coronavirus outbreak, according to one committee member. Dick Pound, a Veteran International Olympic Committee member, spoke out about the Olympic Games, suggesting that they could be moved to 2021.

After countless live events, concerts, and television productions have been due to the outbreak, the fate of the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo has finally been revealed.On Sunday, March 22, President Thomas Bach said he was going to to decide the fate of the Tokyo Olympics, scheduled to begin July 24, but had ruled out canceling the games.

Pushing things back. Although the 2020 Olympic Games have not been canceled, the event, originally set to take place in Tokyo, Japan, beginning July 24, has been postponed.

Amid the dangerous health ramifications currently happening across the world, Canada and Australia have both pulled out of the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.

The International Olympics Committee will take a month to decide whether the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics could proceed as planned, given the global spread of coronavirus, a move that would potentially wreak havoc on the fortunes of hundreds of athletes, the media industry and the plans of many big-spending advertisers.

Congratulations to Niall Horan who is Number 1 on the Official Irish Albums Chart for the second time with Heartbreak Weather.

All this sitting inside to combat the current coronavirus pandemic has us blasting our favorite jams and wishing for summer more than ever. But which smash hit could be the Song of the Summer 2020?

We’re already thinking about summer. Can you blame us?With much of the music industry in flux due to the coronavirus pandemic, several spring tours, festivals and events have been impacted.