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Canada may not participate in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics if the event is not delayed
The Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) has just announced that it will not send the delegation to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics if the sporting event is not delayed for 1 year.
The COC calls this a tough decision. The COC said the decision received support from the national sports organizations and the Government of Canada. This announcement came amid criticism of the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) response to the Covid-19 acute respiratory pandemic.
IOC President Thomas said in a statement on March 22. He said the deadline for the IOC to decide on the fate of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics is 4 weeks away.
The 2020 Tokyo Olympics could not go as planned
On the same day, officials from the Australian Olympic Committee said that it was clear that the 2020 Tokyo Olympics could not go as planned. The country’s athletes were instead preparing for the script instead of starting July 24. This year, the Tokyo Olympics will be postponed until the summer of 2021. If not, Canada will withdraw from the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Meanwhile, in the US, 70% of the 300 athletes, which include Canadian soccer players, questioned in an online poll supported the postponement of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said for the first time that postponement of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics “could be inevitable” if the Covid-19 outbreak made the organization unsafe.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) also changed its stance on the organization of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. IOC also said it would plan different scenarios including delaying the event.
Soccer has been popular in Canada for many years. Although the soccer laws in Canada have many separate rules, the main rules of this sport are still maintained. The first soccer match in Canada took place in the city of Toronto. It was in October 1876 between two local soccer teams.
Canada’s women’s soccer team still has a lot of remarkable achievements in international competitions. In 2015, Canada hosted the FIFA Women World Cup and enjoyed a lot of success.
Canada is the first country to withdraw from the 2020 Tokyo Olympics
With concerns over the situation of the COVID-19 pandemic, Canada has announced that it will not send athletes to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics if this sports festival is not postponed.
In recent days, many countries around the world have been arguing over whether to continue to host the 2020 Olympic Games. The host side of Japan has constantly defended its view of not delaying the games, while the athletes as well as the The Olympic Committee of other countries called for the opening of the Games.
Under this pressure, on March 22, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) set a deadline of four weeks to decide the fate of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. After that, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe admitted that the 2020 Tokyo Olympics could be postponed. This is Abe’s first time making such a statement about the Olympics.
By noon 23-3, a country has announced its withdrawal from the 2020 Olympic Games. This is the case of Canada, with the reason “to protect the health of athletes from the situation of COVID-19”.
The announcement from Canada stated that this was “a difficult decision”. In addition, Canada will not send athletes to the Paralympic Games. Disabled sports games will take place after the 2020 Olympic Games.
Canada also called on stakeholders to consider delaying the 2020 Olympics by one year. This move is similar to the decision to move Euro 2020 finals to 2021.
The Canadian withdrawal could be seen as an important turning point for the fate of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. It could create a “domino effect” that led many other countries to withdraw and for the first time there was information that Australia was planning a similar plan.
After Canada and Australia, Britain announced the same decision
Following Australia and Canada, the British sports team will not attend the 2020 Olympics this summer due to Covid-19 fears. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) will likely postpone the 2020 Olympics.
On March 22, the IOC issued a four-week deadline to decide on the 2020 Olympic Games. That has caused a backlash from athletes when they don’t want to risk their health.
