More than 20,000 people have been killed due to the coronavirus. The effect of this virus is being seen gradually on the sports world. Many sports have been canceled so far. The International Swimming Federation (FINA) has said that it is ready to push its World Championship next year due to the postponement of the Olympic 2020 Games by the summer of 2021. The World Championship was to be held in Fukuoka, Japan, between July 16 and August 1, 2021.
It has been learned that this is the first time that the Olympic called the Mahakumbh of the Games has been postponed due to some illness. Due to the coronavirus which has become fatal, now these games will start in 2021 starting on 23 July 2020.
According to reports, the International Olympic Committee or IOC kept trying till the end that the game should start on time, but it could not happen and on Tuesday, Japanese PM Shinzo Abe officially announced to postpone the Olympics.
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