Will they march under their new flag?
Posted on 03/22/2020 5:42:23 PM PDT by Libloather
While ruling out cancelation of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, the International Olympic Committee said Sunday it will consider delaying the Games and plans to reach a decision within the next four weeks.
Sunday’s announcement by IOC president Thomas Bach came as USA Swimming and USA Track and Field have called for delay and several national Olympic committees, including those of Great Britain and Norway, have endorsed postponing the Tokyo Games because of the new coronavirus pandemic.
World Athletics, which oversees track and field worldwide, said it “welcomes discussions with the IOC to postpone” from the scheduled July 24 start.
Also, the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee and its athletes’ commission called Sunday for a quick resolution on deciding whether the Games will proceed on schedule, adding, “Every day counts.”
Sentiment for postponement until 2021 or 2022 also gained ground Sunday among prominent names in world sports and in the field of public health.
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Misread this headline. Was wondering what that ignorant, flapping mouth has to do with the olympics.
Will China still be invited?
Japan was angry when Trump suggested maybe they should cancel or postpone it
but President Trump “hasn’t taken this seriously”.
every day the media talking points change but the target remains the same
We may get to find out what kind of a sprinter Chairman Xi turns out to be, cuz a lot of people may be chasing him around.
everyone knows that the Olympics needs to be delayed to next summer or 2022...
no one in Japan wants to take accountability for the inevitable loss, even though it is the chinese’s fault
this has the potential to take down Abe... the IOC needs to help his gov’t save face.
LOL..... I read it the same way I thought it said AOC. I thought what the heck.
No way it happens this year.
Olympic Qualifying is supposed to begin right about now.
Will they march under their new flag?
Well, there goes my chance for a gold medal in the Decathalon.
That, and the fact that I’m afraid of spears and metal Frisbees.
Certainly taking them long enough to accept the new reality.
I hope the Olympics goes on as scheduled. I want to see Babymetal perform during opening ceremonies. Syncopation, BxMxC, Headbanger.
Canada just pulled out.
Expect more countries to follow.
disaster.....
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