U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee CEO Sarah Hirshland said the coronavirus outbreak has caused significant disruption to 2020 qualifying events, which she said was likely to continue
- USA Swimming called for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics to be postponed for a year on Friday, joining a chorus of growing international concern about the safety of the Games amid the coronavirus pandemic.
The coronavirus outbreak has infected over 250,000 people and killed more than 10,000, bringing global sport to a virtual standstill. “We have also heard from athletes that they want the Olympic and Paralympic community to be very intentional about the path forward – and to ensure that we aren’t prematurely taking away any athletes’ opportunity to compete in the Olympic and Paralympic Games until we have better clarity,” said USOPC CEO Sarah Hirshland and Chair Susanne Lyons in a joint-statement.
“We are very clearly encouraging everyone in our community to put their safety and the safety of those in their communities and those around them first,” Hirshland said in a conference call following a USOPC board meeting. Hirshland conceded the outbreak has caused significant disruption to Olympic qualifying events, which she said was likely to continue.
FILE PHOTO: 2016 Rio Olympics - Swimming - Victory Ceremony - Men's 4 x 100m Medley Relay Victory Ceremony - Olympic Aquatics Stadium - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 13/08/2016. Team USA pose with their gold medals. REUTERS/Michael Dalder
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