Tokyo Olympics New Date: July 23 to Aug 8 2021

The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games will run from 23 July to 8 August 2021, the International Olympic Committee has announced.

The Olympics, which had been due to start on 24 July this year, were postponed last week with no new date confirmed at the time.

The Paralympics will start on 24 August and end on 5 September 2021.

Tokyo 2020 will remain the name of the event despite the fact it is happening a year later.