US Track & Field Federation calls for Olympics postponement
The United States’ Athletics Federation has called for the postponement of the Tokyo Olympics, citing the health and safety of athletes, as well as disruption to training.
The federation, in a letter to US Olympic & Paralympic Committee, asked the IOC to postpone the games, which are scheduled to run from the 24th of July.
The US Track and Field Federation joined another leading US Olympic sport, the USA swimming, in seeking a delay to the games.
The US Olympic Committee said on Friday that athletes should continue their preparations amid the coronavirus pandemic. That’s while almost every major sporting event has been called off because of Covid-19, but the IOC and the Tokyo Organizing Committee are continuing to maintain that the games will go ahead as scheduled in July.
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