After the IOC's official announcement to postpone the Tokyo Olympics because of the coronavirus pandemic, the athletic world finally knows what to expect. This is not to displease Renaud Lavillenie, contacted in the wake of the announcement by AFP. "It is obviously a good decision in an unfortunate context," said the 2012 Olympic champion and 2016 silver medalist.
“It was complicated for us, athletes, to wait for who-knows-what. It frees us of a weight, we will be able to stop this "DIY" training, stop the costs and just keep in shape ", he adds while France, like many countries in the world, has taken measures containment of its population.
It's official, the Olympic Games are postponed “at the latest in the summer of 2021” via @ 20minutesSport https://t.co/KpRmALmYJe
- 20 Minutes Sport (@ 20minutesSport) March 24, 2020"We wanted to postpone it for a year"
“The OJ dossier is done. Now we will see how the pandemic will be brought under control. I have no illusions, there is little chance of having many competitions before July, "added the former world record holder of the pole vault, also president of the Athletes' Commission at the Federation international athletics.
“The athletes' vision was that of a report. Yesterday we had a long discussion with the Athletes' Commission and the president of World athletics Sebastian Coe. We wanted to postpone it for a year, we were going to make the official request, but the IOC took us by surprise. "For the best (or the least worse), a priori.
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