PARIS, March 21 — France’s swimming federation today joined its US counterpart in calling for the Tokyo Olympics to be postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic, adding to pressure on the IOC. “The current context does not allow the 2020 Olympic Games to be organised properly,” the...
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PARIS, March 21 — France’s swimming federation today joined its US counterpart in calling for the Tokyo Olympics to be postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic, adding to pressure on the IOC. The federation called for the International Olympic Committee to “study the possibility of a postponement”.
The call followed that of USA Swimming which on Friday urged the US Olympic and Paralympic Committee to back a postponement.
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