By this time, there were more than 200,000 cases in Europe, including 1,000 deaths, as well as 1,000 cases in the US. On March 24, President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Thomas Bach, announced the 2020 Summer Olympic Games, which were planned to be held in Tokyo, would be delayed until the following year in the interest of protecting pubic safety.

此时，欧洲已有二十多万病例，包括死亡病例1000例和美国的1000例病例。3月24日，国际奥林匹克委员会（IOC）主席托马斯·巴赫宣布为了公众的安全，原定于在东京举行的2020年夏季奥运会将推迟至下一年。

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The 2008 Olympic flame was ignited on March 24 in ancient Olympia of Greece and was handed over to Beijing on March 31 after a six-day relay in Greece.

2008奥运火炬于3月24日在希腊的奥林匹亚点燃，在希腊传递六天后于3月31日抵达北京。

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The group also plans to follow the Olympic torch relay, which will step off in Athens this March.

该组织还计划跟随将于明年3月从雅典开始的奥运会火炬接力。

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He recovered to deliver a clean routine in time for the initial Olympic qualifying meet in March.

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