Breaking news: the Tokyo 2020 Olympics has been postponed until next year as it becomes the latest global event to be impacted by the coronavirus pandemic.
The summer sports event, which was set to begin in Tokyo on 24 July, will now take place "no later than summer 2021".
Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe and Thomas Bach, president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), made the decision to protect the health of the athletes and attendees of the event.
"In the present circumstances and based on the information provided by the WHO today, the IOC president and the prime minister of Japan have concluded that the Games of the XXXII Olympiad in Tokyo must be rescheduled," said a statement from the IOC.
It will now take place on "a date beyond 2020 but not later than summer 2021, to safeguard the health of the athletes, everybody involved in the Olympic Games and the international community." Olympics to take place in Kengo Kuma stadium
Numerous architects and designers have created buildings, branding and products for the 2020 Olympics.
The event's centrepiece will be the Kengo Kuma-designed Olympic Stadium. The latticed timber structure by the Japanese architect was chosen in 2015 after late British-Iraqi architect Zaha Hadid's design was rejected.

A stadium from the Tokyo 1964 Olympic Games is also being renovated for the games.
Japanese designer Tokujin Yoshioka designed the Olympic torch, while the Tokyo 2020 logos were designed by...