The Prime Minister of Japan, Abe Shunzo, and the President of the International Olympic Committee, Thomas Bach, announced on Tuesday the 2020 Olympics will be postponed for one year.

Joint Statement from the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committeehttps://t.co/XNcaa4Gvx8 — Olympics (@Olympics) March 24, 2020

This is the first time the Olympics have been postponed.

The Olympic Games were cancelled during World War I and World War II.

1916 Summer Olympics‎

1940 Summer Olympics‎

1940 Winter Olympics‎

1944 Summer Olympics‎

1944 Winter Olympics

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From their statement: