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The USOTC in Colorado Springs just closed.
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No one wants to see the Olympics and Paralympics postponed. But it’s the right thing to do, the responsible thing to do.
At this point, the only thing to do.
“Even if they said, ‘We’re going to postpone this two years,’ then I know. Then I can say ‘OK, I don’t have to stress the next three weeks trying to work out.’ I can self-quarantine and be safe and do everything they’re asking,” gymnast Colin Van Wicklen told USA TODAY Sports. …
… challenges that make it impossible to go forward with the Games as scheduled. Here’s a look at three of the biggest:
Training
Qualification
Anti-doping
Read more …
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via Dvora
Bach still feels it’s too early to cancel or postpone Tokyo.
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Though — as of March 18 — FIG and IOC remain fully committed to the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, they will most likely be postponed, I believe.
Best would be to postpone for one calendar year, despite many costs and complications.
Worst would be to cancel.
Round Lake in Russia is still open. But the USOTC just closed.
Some of the American men are training alone at Bart Conner Gymnastics which is shut down for regular classes.
It’s unfair to ask aspiring Olympians to put themselves at risk during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read this Washington Post article (paywall) for a summary of options:
related – Japan’s Olympic Committee deputy head Kozo Tashima has contracted COVID-19 after recent travels to Britain, the United States and the Netherlands.
IOC rules out staging Tokyo Olympic Games behind closed doors.
As much of the sports world goes dark in an effort to limit the spread of the coronavirus, the International Olympic Committee looks to be the outlier. It has insisted for weeks, and continues to do so, that it plans to go ahead with the Olympics and Paralympics as scheduled.
“The International Olympic Committee confirms its full commitment to the success of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020,” IOC president Thomas Bach said Thursday …
… there are still 19 weeks until the Tokyo Olympics …
There’s no telling what conditions will be like in July. Or even late May, which is when the IOC would have to make the call …
Here’s the FIG announcement.
We can anticipate the Tokyo World Cup being cancelled, as well.
As expected, if some of the top contenders cannot compete the qualifying World Cups, alternative ways to qualify to Tokyo should be considered.
Adding MORE athletes would be wonderful. I suspect this will end up not being the way the remaining spots are decided.
At just 11 years old, Syrian table tennis whiz Hend Zaza is poised to be the youngest competitor at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Unsurprisingly, she will go down in history as one of the youngest Olympians of all time. …
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https://twitter.com/gymnastics/status/1235699703465078784
You can watch the entire episode here.
I often have trouble getting those videos to play.
Gymnastics Coaching.com 