"The Tokyo Olympics should be postponed" British Athletics Federation President March 21 15:12
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With the spread of the new coronavirus worldwide, the president of the British Athletics Federation on Tuesday thought that the Tokyo Olympics should be postponed due to the lack of an environment in which athletes can practice enough. Showed.
In the United Kingdom, the spread of the new coronavirus is rapidly expanding, and this has had a major impact on social life, with Prime Minister Johnson urging the government to close a facility where many people gather for the time being.
Under these circumstances, Nick Coward, chairman of the British Athletics Federation, told the British newspaper Daily Telegraph about the Tokyo Olympics. The players are feeling stressed and should decide not to hold as scheduled. "
"I believe the decision to postpone will be made as soon as the players' opinions begin to appear," he said.
The Olympic and Paralympic Committee of Spain and the American Swimming Federation have issued statements calling for a postponement of the Tokyo Olympics.
IOC = International Olympic Committee intends to hold the event from July 24 as scheduled, but President Bach said in an interview with a US newspaper that "other scenarios are being considered," The final decision, such as touching, is attracting attention.