The day after the official announcement of the postponement of the Tokyo Olympic Games, the European sports press devotes a large page to this announcement of historic nature. Overview.
"Surprise and embarrassment" headlined the daily with great headlines Tokyo Shimbun . In Europe, the surprise is less while the decision was delayed for several days as the languages loosened and the organizers found themselves cornered. In the end, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and IOC boss Thomas Bach came to an agreement: "The Olympic Games will not take place!", As the German daily Bild announces.
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