In a letter to IOC President Thomas Bach, World Athletics President Sebastian Coe says the time has come to select a new date and postpone Tokyo 2020, writing that an Olympics in July is “neither feasible nor desirable.”
World Athletics President Sebastian Coe says the time has come to select a new date and postpone the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
CBC News obtained through a source a letter written by Coe directly to IOC President Thomas Bach on Sunday.
The two-page letter highlights a number of concerns regarding going ahead with the Olympics as planned in July.
“The unanimous view across all our areas is that an Olympic Games in July this year is neither feasible nor desirable,” Coe wrote to Bach.
In a letter obtained by @CBCNews to IOC President Thomas Bach — World Athletics President Sebastian Coe says the time has come to postpone Tokyo 2020.
“Olympic Games in July this year is neither feasible nor desirable” he said.
Coe outlined three main reasons for needing to postpone the Games, including competition fairness, issues over training, and athletes injur