Tokyo 2020 president Yoshiro Mori (centre, at table) made the announcement at a news conference on MondayThe Tokyo Olympic Games will start on 23 July, 2021 and run to 8 August after being postponed for a year because of the coronavirus pandemic.
The Olympics will still be called Tokyo 2020 despite taking place in 2021.
These Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 can be a light at the end of this tunnel."
"We support the new 2021 dates for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
Sharrock added he believes Tokyo 2020 "has the potential to be the biggest and best Paralympics in history".