A short history of Olympic disruptions as Tokyo 2020 doesn't open | SBS Japanese

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Paralympian Michael Roeger — Australian Paralympian Michael Roeger Source: Supplied

2020 wasn't the first time that country has cancelled an Olympics either.

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Published 16 July 2020 3:05pm

Updated 16 July 2020 4:10pm

By Lucy Murray

Presented by Junko Hirabayashi

Source: SBS

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2020 wasn't the first time that country has cancelled an Olympics either.

The 2020 Tokyo Olympics would have opened next week if it wasn't for the COVID-19 global pandemic.

For Australian paralympic marathon runner Michael Roeger, that delay has been devastating.

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