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Euro 2020 and Olympics under threat of disruption due to coronavirus

It became known that the European Football Championship scheduled for June-July will be held in 2021. Recall that at the end of last month the organizing committee of the competition confidently announced that the tournament will be held as planned and will start in Italy on June 12. However, on March 12, L'Équipe published information about UEFA's decision to postpone the Euro for a year.

It is expected that the official announcement of this should arrive on March 17.

The Summer Olympics in the Japanese capital Tokyo is also in limbo. According to the schedule, it should be held from July 24 to August 9, today the possibility of holding it without the participation of spectators is being discussed. Thus, the ceremony of lighting the Olympic flame, traditionally held in Ancient Olympia, was closed. Despite this, the relay of the delivery of the fire to the capital of the Summer Olympic Games will take place as previously planned.

Tokyo Governor Koike Yuriko completely ruled out the cancellation of the competition due to the coronavirus pandemic on March 12. However, she admitted that the Olympics may be postponed.

The final fate of the 2020 Olympic Games will be decided in May.

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