SportsTalk Podcast - Tokyo 2020 Olympics flame snuffed out and Josh Warrington’s next challenge

IT WAS only a matter of time before it came but, as expected, the Tokyo 2020 Olympics became the latest sporting event to be disrupted by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
By Phil Harrison
Published 27th Mar 2020, 10:22 BST
Updated 27th Mar 2020, 10:29 BST
POSTPONED: The Tokyo Olympics will now - hopefully - take place in 2021. Picture: Mike Egerton/PAPOSTPONED: The Tokyo Olympics will now - hopefully - take place in 2021. Picture: Mike Egerton/PA
POSTPONED: The Tokyo Olympics will now - hopefully - take place in 2021. Picture: Mike Egerton/PA

Nick Westby joins Phil Harrison to discuss the wide and varied implications for the Games, which it is hoped will now take place sometime in 2021. And, after Josh Warrington’s latest world title tight - against China’s Can Xu - was announced earlier this week, Ben McKenna discusses what lies in store for the Leeds boxer. Have a listen, see whether you agree with our panel and feel free to leave your own thoughts or questions in the comments section at the bottom.

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