Olympics in Tokyo will not take place in 2020, but in 2021. According to Magdalena Neuner, the IOC has delayed the cancellation for far too long.
- Magdalena Neuner is angry with the head of the International Olympic Committee, Thomas Bach .
- The biathlon legend is furious that the IOC has waited so long to postpone the Tokyo Olympics *.
- This was unforgivable, especially towards the athletes.
Munich - The corona virus * is the dominant topic worldwide. Social isolation is mandatory in many countries. Only recently, however, the International Olympic Committee decided to postpone the Tokyo 2020 games .
Magdalena Neuner angry: "It was bubbling in me"
Biathlon icon Magdalena Neuner (33) is therefore very bad to speak of IOC President Thomas Bach (66). Neuner told the “Augsburger Allgemeine”: “I found Mr Bach's behavior impossible . It reflected exactly what I have experienced myself: the Olympics are not just about the athletes. It's about a lot of other things. "
Magdalena Neuner.
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It "was already bubbling inside me, " said Neuner, "because I was wondering how he could do it. The whole world is fighting this virus and it wants to host the Olympic Games. ”
Nine angry with IOC President Bach: "Athletes were completely in the air"
Neuner (twice Olympic gold) can put himself above all in the athletes: “The athletes were completely in the air because there was no guarantee that they would be fair games. Some could train, others couldn't. Doping controls were and are no longer everywhere. After all, Bach got a lot of headwind, and now there is certainty. "
Bach was criticized worldwide because he and the Japanese hosts only decided on Tuesday to postpone the games until 2021 . Previously, he had stuck to the original plans for weeks, while the pandemic was raging in many countries.
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