"Canada will not compete at Tokyo 2020 Games" Topic
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| Martin From Canada | 22 Mar 2020 10:20 p.m. PST |
The Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) and Canadian Paralympic Committee (CPC) say they will not send athletes to compete in Tokyo if the Games — set to begin July 24 — go ahead as scheduled.Backed by the Athletes' Commissions, National Sport Organizations and the Government of Canada, the COC and CPC say they "made the difficult decision to not send Canadian teams to the Olympic and Paralympic Games in the summer of 2020." The two committees are calling on the International Olympic Committee to postpone the Games for a year, citing the safety of athletes and the general public amid the COVID-19 pandemic. "This is not solely about athlete health — it is about public health," the committees said in a statement Sunday night. linkHopefully this will start a flood of countries backing out of the Olympics and force the IOC's hand at delaying the Olympics. Citius, Altius, Fortius, and all that… But most of all, lets make it a safe Olympics for the athletes and spectators. |
| Martin From Canada | 22 Mar 2020 10:50 p.m. PST |
Looks like Australia is also functionally not participating in the Olympics link |
Ed Mohrmann  | 23 Mar 2020 6:32 a.m. PST |
While I can understand the IOC's reluctance to cancel
the Games, cancellation certainly seems the prudent
course. Some would say postpone, but who can say to when ? Japan is the big loser of course, economically. |
| Wolfhag | 28 Apr 2020 1:08 p.m. PST |
Japan is the big loser of course, economically. I don't know about that. The economics are not looking good, maybe too commercialized. link Wolfhag |
| Old Wolfman | 31 Jul 2021 9:42 a.m. PST |
They apparently did have some athletes who did go this year,and even won some gold,if I don't miss my guess. Congrats to 'em. |
| Salad Man | 05 Aug 2021 6:00 p.m. PST |
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| Salad Man | 06 Aug 2021 3:04 p.m. PST |
And Australia could have been a hero, but had to say "no mas" and let the devils get a medal. :( |
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