The Summer Olympic Games were scheduled to be held in Tokyo, Japan in 2020, but were postponed due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. In a 2021 survey in the United States, respondents were asked whether they thought the Tokyo Olympics should be postponed another year. A slight majority of U.S. respondents, 37 percent, indicated that they thought the Olympics should be postponed again, while about the same amount, 36 percent, stated that they should be played in 2021.
Public opinion on postponing the Tokyo Olympics in the United States as of June 2021
Characteristic
Share of respondents
The Summer Olympic Games should be played this year
37%
The Summer Olympic Games should be postponed a year
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YouGov. (June 4, 2021). Public opinion on postponing the Tokyo Olympics in the United States as of June 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1245779/public-opinion-postponing-tokyo-olympics-us/
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YouGov. (2021). Public opinion on postponing the Tokyo Olympics in the United States as of June 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1245779/public-opinion-postponing-tokyo-olympics-us/
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Public opinion on postponing the Tokyo Olympics in the United States as of June 2021 [Graph], YouGov, June 4, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1245779/public-opinion-postponing-tokyo-olympics-us/