Canada became the first nation to pull out of the Tokyo2020 Olympics as Japan and IOC consider postponement options. IOLSport coronavirus
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.
"If that becomes difficult, we may have no option but to consider postponing the Games, given the Olympic principle of putting the health of athletes first," he said. Canada's Olympic and Paralympic Committees urgently called on organisers and the World Health Organization to postpone the Games for one year.
While Canada is the first country to say it will not send a delegation to compete in the summer of 2020, the Australian Olympic Committee said on Monday its athletes should prepare for a Tokyo Games taking place in 2021.
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