As the Tokyo Olympic Games were postponed, many international individual sports organizations and athletes expressed their understanding and support for this decision one after another.
Xinhua News Agency, Xi’an, March 25 (Reporter Yao Youming) as the Tokyo Olympic Games were postponed, many international individual sports organizations and athletes expressed their understanding and support for this decision one after another. In addition, due to the impact of the new coronavirus epidemic, a number of large-scale events have been postponed, and 2021 may be forced to become the year of the competition.
According to the current plan, 2021 has become a real sports year, Tokyo Olympic Games, European football championships, America Cup Football, Football World Club Cup, the World University Games and the 14th National Games and other domestic and foreign competitions will be held in 2021.
The relevant person in charge of the shooting and archery Sports Management Center of the State General Administration of Sports said that how to adjust the National Games will also have an impact on the arrangements for elite athletes of the national team to prepare for the Olympics.
When explaining the decision to postpone the Olympic Games, the president of the International Olympic Committee Bach said frankly that the Olympic games were postponed to save lives. Andrew Parsons, president of the International Paralympic Committee, also believes that the most important thing at present is not sports, but to ensure the well-being of all people.
In this regard, the International Table Tennis Federation, the international Internet Federation, the International Music Federation, the World Baseball and Softball Federation and other international individual sports organizations, as well as the Olympic committees of Britain, Australia and other countries and regions all issued statements expressing support, many domestic and foreign athletes also expressed “understanding this decision”.
Hagerty, president of the International Tennis Federation, said: “Although it is a pity for those who have worked hard to prepare for war and train, we all understand that to ensure human life, health and Safety always come first.”
“Tokyo 2021, eternal flame, brand new date.” British sprinter Asher Smith said in social media, “Please stay at home and be healthy and safe.”
In addition, some international individual sports organizations responded quickly, saying that they had decided to adjust the planning arrangement of relevant competitions according to the changes of the Olympic Games. The president of the World Wrestling Federation, Lalovic, said that they would wait for more specific next guidance plan of the International Olympic Committee to adjust the qualifier. The International sail Federation also claimed that it would cooperate with the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee to determine the time for the Tokyo Olympic Games and redesign the Olympic qualification.
In addition, the world field Federation and finale, which were originally scheduled to hold the world championships in 2021, also expressed their willingness to adjust the schedule to “make way” for the Olympics “.
The decision to postpone the Olympic Games has been made, and Tokyo, Japan, has dismantled the countdown clock for the opening of the Olympic games set in many locations. Two bad news came from Germany. Alfons Horman, the president of the German Olympic Committee, confirmed to the outside world through Deutsche Presse-Agentur on the 24th that he had to isolate himself because his son was diagnosed with coronavirus. The German Football League passed the proposal to extend the Bundesliga suspension period to at least April 30 on 24 local time. (Participating reporters: Gongbing, Shen Nan, Li Jia, Wu Junkuan, Zhang Rongfeng, Yan Ye, Prince Jiang, Zhang Wei, Zhang Han, Liu Ning, Lu Yuchen, Li Bowen, Su Bin, liu Di, Xiao Yazhuo, Niu mengtong, Wang Meng, Lu Xingji, Ma Di)