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    Announced tonight, Canada won't send a team to the Olympics in Japan unless the event is pushed back a year.

    https://olympic.ca/press/team-canada...ovid-19-risks/

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    Good. This isn't going to be over anytime soon anyway.
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    Good. Olympic Committee is being ridiculous about this. The poor athletes who have to train like it's happening knowing it's not, and athletes who are older (Lolo Jones age) are knowing if it's not 2020, they're likely not going to the Olympics too. Athletes train to be at their peak for the Olympics too, it's all timed and heavily monitored. Now with this up in the air is ridiculous.

    That being said, they need to say "It's postponed till this date" not "It's postponed until further notice" because of training. Maybe that's why it hasn't been announced.

    Australia pulled out too.
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    Quote Originally Posted by The Comish View Post
    Good. This isn't going to be over anytime soon anyway.
    Yep exactly. I can't see it happening at this point.

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    It was never gonna happen... IOC was always delusional lol

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    No chance in hell the Olympics take place on their scheduled dates.


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    Postponed.

    This is surely the latest sports date that has now been postponed right?

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    Good for Canada for being a leader on athlete safety, same with Australia.

    I truly hope the games will be postponed.

    Best I can tell there is a high stakes game of chicken going on right now between Japan and the IOC. Neither wants to be the party to officially postpone the games, both wanting the other to pull the plug and rely upon that decision to fall in line. I suspect there are very large monetary and potentially insurance issues at stake and that being the second to move has great financial incentives.

    That is to say if Japan postpones the games the IOC can say to its insurer "Our games are cancelled due to matters beyond our control" and vice versa. The only good news is there is still time for one of these parties to come to their senses.
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    Games are postponed until 2021.

    https://twitter.com/usatodaysports/s...40945396662273

    Exclusive: The 2020 Tokyo Olympics will be postponed, likely to 2021, veteran IOC member Dick Pound says.

    “On the basis of the information the IOC has, postponement has been decided,” Pound told
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    Quote Originally Posted by Axeman33 View Post
    Nice! Finally the right call.

    It's a great day for Canada and therefore the World.
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