New Zealand backs Tokyo Olympics postponement amid coronavirus pandemic

New Zealand Olympic Committee has backed postponement of Olympic and Paralympic Games in wake of vel coronavirus pandemic. New Zealand Olympic Committee CEO Kereyn Smith welcomed feedback gared in a New Zealand Athletes’ Commission survey and thanked athletes for ir input.

“We support ir position and will w share ir views with IOC as we vocate internationally on behalf of New Zealand athletes and sport. We reiterate need for a swift decision,” said Smith in a statement.

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will hold a phone call with International Olympic Committee (IOC) President at 4:30pm (IST) as calls for postponement of 2020 Tokyo Olympics grows stronger in wake of coronavirus pandemic. Abe will talk to Thomas Bach after latter hinted at a possible postponement of global event with rising cases of coronavirus across world.

'Cancellation t nda'

On March 22, IOC’s executive board anunced that committee will step up its scenario planning for Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. board emphasised that cancellation is t nda as it would t solve any of problems or help anybody. However, it said that IOC will start detailed discussions to complete its assessment of evolving health crisis worldwide and its impact on Olympic Games, including scenario of postponement.

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After board meeting, Bach wrote a letter to global athlete community to provide m with an explanation of IOC’s approach. Calling it an unprecedented crisis, IOC president said that y have me it ir leing principle to safeguard health of everyone involved and to contribute to containing virus.

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Bach ackwledged tremendous uncertainty around global health crisis and said that it “rocks our nerves and raises or strengns doubts about a positive future”. He ded that body at this moment can really make fully reliable statements about duration of this fight against virus.

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