In the context of the impact the coronavirus has had on the global sports landscape, what seemed like an inevitability for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo will soon become a reality. International Olympic Committee member Dick Pound says the Games will be postponed, likely to 2021.

“On the basis of the information the IOC has, postponement has been decided,” Pound told USA Today. “The parameters going forward have not been determined, but the Games are not going to start on July 24, that much I know.”

Many anticipated such a move on the part of the IOC, especially after countries like Canada and Australia claimed they would not participate if the Olympics are held as scheduled this summer. Yet the reactions flooded social media in the wake of USA Today’s report.

Below are a few of those reactions.

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