Poland calls to postpone July Tokyo Olympic games due to coronavirus
Poland’s Olympic Committee, PKOL, has called on the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to change the date of the Tokyo 2020 games scheduled for July due to the coronavirus pandemic, its spokeswoman said on Monday.
Japan to tell IOC ready to accept Tokyo Olympic delay if decided : Kyodo
Japan plans to tell the International Olympic Committee that the nation is ready to accept a delay to the Tokyo Olympics if decided, Kyodo news agency reported on Monday.
Canada, Australia withdraw from Tokyo 2020 as organizers ponder postponement
Canada and Australia said they would not be sending athletes to the Tokyo Olympics if the Games went ahead as scheduled this year as pressure on organizers to postpone because of the coronavirus pandemic reached fever pitch on Monday.
Irish Olympics chief says likely 2020 Games will be postponed
The Olympic Federation of Ireland believes that the 2020 Games in Tokyo are likely to be postponed, CEO Peter Sherrard said on Monday.
China unlikely to follow Canada’s Olympic withdrawal, says former official
The Chinese Olympic Committee is unlikely to follow the example of their Canadian counterparts and withdraw from this summer’s Tokyo Olympics, a former high-ranking official was quoted as saying on Monday as opposition to holding the event grows.
Tokyo 2020 Olympic Committee admits postponement realistic option
After weeks of insisting that the Tokyo 2020 Olympics would go ahead as planned despite the novel coronavirus becoming a global pandemic, the organizing committee admitted on Monday that postponement of the Games was being considered.
Japan soccer player Kawasumi pulls out of torch relay
Japanese soccer international Nahomi Kawasumi said on Monday she was withdrawing from the Tokyo 2020 torch relay, citing worry about the risk of being infected with the coronavirus, or infecting others, if she travelled back from the United States.
Australia pulls athletes out of 2020 Games, eyes 2021
The coronavirus pandemic prompted Australia to withdraw its athletes from the 2020 Olympics on Monday while the nation’s top rugby league competition was called off and other domestic sports scrambled to stave off financial ruin.
Olympic gold medalist Van der Burgh battling coronavirus
Former Olympic swimming champion Cameron van der Burgh has said he has been battling the new coronavirus for the last two weeks and that athletes who continue to train for the Tokyo Games are exposing themselves to “unnecessary risk”.
Canada withdraws from 2020 Games as Japan, IOC consider postponement
Canada became the first country to boycott the Tokyo Games due to the coronavirus pandemic and Australia told its athletes to prepare for an Olympics next year as Japan and the IOC flagged the prospect of a postponement for the first time.
