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2022 Youth Olympic Games postponed for four years

International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach
International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach

The International Olympic Committee has confirmed that the 2022 Youth Olympic Games due to be held in Senegal are to be postponed for four years.

IOC president Thomas Bach said the decision was agreed by the governing body and local organisers on Wednesday and would be submitted to a full IOC session for ratification on Friday.

"This allows the IOC and national Olympic committees to better plan activities which have been strongly affected by the postponement of the 2020 Olympic Games and subsequent postponement of other major sports events," he told reporters in a conference call. 

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