The Canadian Olympic Committee will not send athletes to the Olympic games held in Tokyo, Japan this July.
The two Canadian Olympic committees are saying that the Olympic Games should be postponed for a year until the coronavirus will be cleared up. They cited the health of the athletes and fans as their main impetus.
So far, it looks like it is fairly certain that these Olympic Games will be postponed.
Australia's chef de mission Ian Chesterman also immediately supported Canada's decision, calling for the games to be suspended until 2021.
As well as this, the Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe told his country's legislative body that the postponement of the Olympics seems inevitable.
RELEASE: The Canadian Olympic Committee and Canadian Paralympic Committee have made the difficult decision to not send Canadian teams to the Olympic and Paralympic Games in the summer of 2020: https://t.co/HyOBA5wwp4 pic.twitter.com/x9OWABVxMA
— Team Canada PR (@TeamCanadaPR) March 23, 2020
US President Donald Trump, on the other hand, did not go as far as stopping all athletes from going to Japan, instead saying that he would follow the advice of Abe.
Trump went on to say that Abe is "a great friend of the United States and a man who has done a magnificent job on the Olympic Venue, as to attending the Olympic Games in Japan. He will make the proper decision!"
We will be guided by the wishes of Prime Minister Abe of Japan, a great friend of the United States and a man who has done a magnificent job on the Olympic Venue, as to attending the Olympic Games in Japan. He will make the proper decision!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 23, 2020
Join and support independent free thinkers!
We’re independent and can’t be cancelled. The establishment media is increasingly dedicated to divisive cancel culture, corporate wokeism, and political correctness, all while covering up corruption from the corridors of power. The need for fact-based journalism and thoughtful analysis has never been greater. When you support The Post Millennial, you support freedom of the press at a time when it's under direct attack. Join the ranks of independent, free thinkers by supporting us today for as little as $1.
Remind me next month
To find out what personal data we collect and how we use it, please visit our Privacy Policy
