Request for postponement of Tokyo Olympics by one year

With the spread of the new coronavirus, the US Swimming Federation, which produces the world's largest number of medalists in Olympic swimming, has postponed the Tokyo Olympics for one year to the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee on the 20th To work on it.

In the United States, more than 15,000 people are infected with the new coronavirus, and its impact on society and the economy is expanding rapidly.

Against this backdrop, the US Swimming Federation, which produces the world's largest number of medalists in Olympic swimming, has called on the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee to urge the United States to postpone the Tokyo Olympics by one year. Sent a letter.

The request states, "The players are under great pressure, stress and anxiety. Their mental state and physical health must be given the highest priority."

"It's a concrete solution for all athletes to prepare for the safe and successful 2021 Olympics," he says.

Meanwhile, the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee stated on the same day that it was not four months before the Tokyo Games and it was not time to make a decision to hold the Games, and athletes prepared for the Games. He said he should continue.

The Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee also said on Tuesday that the Tokyo Olympics should not be held until the global outbreak could be curtailed, to IOC Chairman Bach of the International Olympic Committee. In the future, these movements may spread.