Japan Olympic Committee president considering postponing Games

The head of the Japanese Olympic Committee (JOC) said on Monday that he should consider delaying the Olympics among his options amid growing calls from committees around the world. delay the Olympics due to the coronavirus epidemic.

From an athlete's point of view From a safety and security perspective, we need to get to a point where we can't help but consider things, including the postponement, JOC President Yasuhiro Yamashita told reporters . on Monday. However, he said that too long delays would be a burden on athletes due to the possibility of being eligible for return, for example.

On Sunday, the International Olympic Committee paved the way to postpone the Tokyo Olympics after four weeks to reconsider its options. Although the IOC completely rejected the cancellation of the Olympic Games, they said they would consider a mini-game and postpone it for several months or more than a year.

On Monday, Canada became the first country to warn that it had won its athletes at the Tokyo Olympics unless they were delayed by a year.

The Canadian Olympic Committee has stated that hosting the Games will threaten the health of athletes, their families and the Canadian community as a whole so that athletes continue to train for the Games. .

In fact, it runs counter to the public health advice we urge all Canadians to follow, it said in a statement, hours after the Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, for the first time. The first acknowledges that a postponement is likely if the Games cannot be held in their complete form.

MW