Pressure mounts on Olympic organisers to postpone the 2020 Tokyo Games as coronavirus pandemic continues to spread
People wearing protective face masks following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease , queue as they try to watch the Olympic cauldron during the Tokyo 2020 Olympics Flame of Recovery tour at Sendai Station, Miyagi prefecture, Japan March 21, 2020.
USOPC had said it was too soon to axe the July 24-August 9 Games, much like International Olympic Committee head Thomas Bach, who said that it would be "premature" to make such a big decision. "We urge the USOPC, as a leader within the Olympic Movement, to use its voice and speak up for the athletes," USA Swimming CEO Tim Hinchey said in a letter.
"Our clear recommendation is that the Olympic Games in Tokyo shall not take place before the COVID-19 situation is under firm control on a global scale," the NOC said in the letter.The new chairman of the United Kingdom's athletics governing body also questioned the need to hold the Olympics this summer given the uncertainty surrounding the spread of COVID-19, which has now killed over 12,000 people worldwide according to an AFP tally.
Athletes lashed out at IOC advice to continue training "as best they can", with Olympic pole vault champion Katerina Stefanidi accusing the body of "putting us in danger".
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