Nine times Olympic gold medalist (four in long jump, two in 100m and 4 x 100m, and one in 200m between 1984 and 1996), the American, believes that the Tokyo Games should be postponed and take place in 2022. “Athletes cannot prepare for the Olympic Games, if they do not have Olympic selections, if they do not have a competition. (...) I think it would be a more comfortable situation, he said. (The Olympic Games) would be included in the Olympic year with the Winter Olympics (in Beijing), it would be a kind of festive Olympic year. (...) Two years is not much. And then, two years later, we have the Games again (from Paris in 2024). I think it would give athletes time to prepare, "he told Fox 26 Houston. " There are athletes who are about to retire, which can hurt, says the nine-time medalist. 'gold. But in reality, you have to focus on what is best for (the majority of people). ”
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Pressures from Federations
The American Athletics and Swimming Federations, then the French Swimming Federation, also asked for a postponement. The French Athletics Federation too. Olivier Véran, French Minister of Health, does not see himself sending French athletes to Tokyo under current conditions, in the midst of a coronavirus epidemic. It seems understood that the Olympic Games will not be disputed on the dates initials. It remains to be seen whether it will be a postponement of a few months, towards the fall, a delay of only twelve months or two years as desired by Carl Lewis ...
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