Japan awoke on Wednesday to the deflating reality that the Olympics they had hop...
TOKYO - Japan awoke on Wednesday to the deflating reality that the Olympics they had hoped to host in Tokyo this summer were now probably 16 months away after the coronavirus crisis forced organizers into an unprecedented postponement.
It was a huge blow to Japan, which has invested $12 billion in preparations, but also for the prestige of the Olympic movement and its leader Thomas Bach, who had come under fire for not reacting sooner in the face of the global health crisis. Tuesday’s decision came 122 days before the planned opening ceremony at Japan’s newly built National Stadium, which was tousher in the 16-day event featuring 11,000 athletes from 206nations and territories.
“When I learned the Olympics were being postponed, I was honestly surprised,” Japanese sport climber Tomoa Narasaki said in an Instagram post.Many other questions remain about the re-arranged Games, not least when they will happen after the IOC announcement stated only that they would take place “not before the end of summer 2021”.
World Athletics chief Sebastian Coe has suggested its championships in Eugene, Oregon could be moved to 2022, while swimming’s FINA said they would discuss a rescheduling of their event with Tokyo organizers and the IOC. “I am ... glad to have clarity now and fully support the IOC’s decision as far as my sporting future is concerned, the decision obviously has an impact.”
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