International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach sent a letter to athletes explaining the decision and why it might take so long, while also acknowledging the extended timeline might not be popular.
The change in strategy followed IOC president Thomas Bach leading a telephone conference call with executive board members.
The global sporting calendar has come to a halt due to the coronavirus pandemic, but the IOC has insisted the Tokyo Games will go ahead in four months despite growing calls for a postponement.
For the last four years, Mirabai has laboured for a successful Olympic outing but all she can think right now is about the fate of the July 24 to August 9 Tokyo Games, which could be postponed due to COVID-19 outbreak
The coronavirus pandemic has cast serious doubts over the upcoming Olympic Games but the 18-year-old, a medal prospect at the quadrennial extravaganza, is currently not thinking about things that are beyond her control.
Earlier, the United States Track and Field had also called for the Olympics to be postponed. Nic Coward, the new chairman of UK Athletics, has also urged for the postponement of the Tokyo Olympics.
Sharath Kamal is in self-quarantine ever since he returned from Muscat.
World Athletics chief Sebastian Coe has said that it is possible to postpone the 2020 Olympics if necessary.
Lutalo Muhammad is a bronze medalist in 2012 and a silver medalist in Rio, making him Britain Taekwondo's most successful ever male athlete.
The body said it urged the IOC to provide an insight on the central milestones in the process leading to the final decision on whether the games will be held.
Former world champion Chanu currently occupies third place in the women's 49kg world rankings following the cancellation of the Asian Championships.
Coe, however, said that changing the dates of the Olympics is a difficult proposition because of the impact it would have on other sports events.
The flame touches down Friday aboard a white aircraft painted with the inscription “Tokyo 2020 Olympic Torch Relay” along its side, and “Hope Lights Our Way” stenciled near the tail section.
The Tokyo 2020 organising committee is committed to host the Games as scheduled, which they believe will bring hope to people in difficult times, Thomas Bach told the athletes.
Olympic champion Katerina Stefanidi said the International Olympic Committee was "risking our health".
The 24-year-old Dutee was to train and take part in Olympic qualifying events in Germany from March 2 but despite getting the visa and sponsorship, she could not make it there as Europe has now turned into an epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak.
The 21-year-old from Uttar Pradesh played on par with his experienced teammates during his dream debut against World Champions Belgium at the FIH Hockey Pro League in February.
It became the second cancelled test event following the Tokyo Challenge Cup volleyball tournament, which were originally scheduled to be held between April 21 and 26.
At the end of the first of a series of meetings being held this week with athletes and Olympic committees, the IOC conceded the lead-up to Tokyo was anything but business as usual.
The Tokyo 2020 qualification process has already been hard hit due to a number of events being postponed.
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