Tokyo begins uphill task of reorganising Olympics

The Omega clock, which was previously used as a countdown clock for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, now displays current time and date, after the announcement of the games 'postponement to the summer of 2021, in Tokyo, Japan, on March 25, 2020. - Reuters

TOKYO (AFP): Japan set about the unprecedented task of reorganising the Tokyo 2020 Olympics Wednesday (March 25) after making the tough decision to postpone the Games by a year as the coronavirus pandemic locks down one-third of the planet.

The dramatic step to shift the Olympics, never before seen in peacetime, upends every aspect of the organisation -- including venues, security, ticketing and accommodation.