Canada takes action to protect public health as Australia tells its athletes to prepare for Games in 2021
Canada has become the first country to warn that it won’t send its athletes to the Tokyo Olympics unless they are postponed for a year, as pressure builds to delay the Games due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The Canadian Olympic Committee said holding the Games as planned would threaten the health of its athletes, “their families and the broader Canadian community for athletes to continue training for these Games”.
Written by Justin McCurry in Tokyo
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/mar/23/tokyo-2020-olympics-in-doubt-as-canada-becomes-first-team-to-pull-out-over-coronavirus under the title “Tokyo 2020 Olympics in doubt as Canada becomes first team to pull out over coronavirus”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
