The International Olympic Committee (IOC), called by heavyweights of the world of sport to postpone the Tokyo Olympic Games scheduled for this summer, consults the various National Olympic Committees (NOCs) by questionnaire on the impact of the coronavirus crisis on preparedness games.
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In a form entitled " COVID-19 and the preparation for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games ", which AFP has obtained, the IOC asks in particular the Olympic committees of its different member countries " how the emergency regulations related to COVID-19 limit the training and preparation of your athletes? "
Under pressure since the call to postpone the Games, scheduled from July 24 to August 9, launched Friday by the American swimming federation, USA Swimming, joined since by that of athletics, the IOC also asked in its questionnaire any forced development or relocation of training camps. Without indicating what he intends to get from the answers. USA Swimming has alerted that its swimmers can no longer train normally, without the risk of being contaminated or contaminating in turn. A call taken up by the French swimming federation, the first Olympic federation in France to demand a postponement of the Olympic Games, on the grounds in particular of "sports equity".
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In addition to the voices that are multiplying in favor of a postponement, the cascading lag of several major international sports competitions, such as the Euro-2020 football postponed to 2021, or the Roland-Garros tennis tournament from May to September, puts the IOC under pressure. On Friday, IOC President Thomas Bach assured the New York Times that it would be " premature " to postpone the event another four months before the deadline.
