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Joint Statement From the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee The President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Thomas Bach, and the Prime Minister of Japan, Abe Shinzo, Held a Conference Call This Morning to Discuss the Constantly Changing Environment With Regard to Covid-19 and the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. They were joined by Mori Yoshiro, the President of the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee; the Olympic Minister, Hashimoto Seiko; the Governor of Tokyo, Koike Yuriko; the Chair of the IOC Coordination Commission, John Coates; IOC Director General Christophe De Kepper; and the IOC Olympic Games Executive Director, Christophe Dubi. President Bach and Prime Minister Abe expressed their shared concern about the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic, and what it is doing to people’s lives and the significant impact it is having on global athletes’ preparations for the Games. In a very friendly and constructive meeting, the two leaders praised the work of the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee and noted the great progress being made in Japan to fight against COVID-19. The unprecedented and unpredictable spread of the outbreak has seen the situation in the rest of the world deteriorating. Yesterday, the Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said that the COVID-19 pandemic is “accelerating”. There are more than 375,000 cases now recorded worldwide and in nearly every country, and their number is growing by the hour. In the present circumstances and based on the information provided by the WHO today, the IOC President and the Prime Minister of Japan have concluded that the Games of the XXXII Olympiad in Tokyo must be rescheduled to a date beyond 2020 but not later than summer 2021, to safeguard the health of the athletes, everybody involved in the Olympic Games and the international community. The leaders agreed that the Olympic Games in Tokyo could stand as a beacon of hope to the world during these troubled times and that the Olympic flame could become the light at the end of the tunnel in which the world finds itself at present. Therefore, it was agreed that the Olympic flame will stay in Japan. It was also agreed that the Games will keep the name Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020. Trek-Segafredo riders respond to Tokyo 2020 postponement Today the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee confirmed that the 2020 games in Tokyo are postponed due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Although this is an immense disappointment for so many athletes across many sports all around the world, we support our riders’ collective agreement to the postponement. Our love of sport is secondary to the health of our communities. Postponing the 2020 Tokyo Olympics prioritizes safety and will give more people the opportunity to enjoy the incredible achievements displayed by athletes from around the globe. For me it’s good that the Tokyo Olympics will be postponed. It shows that we are thinking above sport and making everyone’s health the priority! I am 100% in support of this decision. It is worse for all the athletes who have planned their seasons for this event, but I am glad the organizers have made this decision now rather than at the last minute. We will all come back stronger, inside and outside sport! Mads Pedersen, Trek-Segafredo The Olympics has always been a huge part of my career. I was lucky enough to compete and win a medal in a home games and those memories will stay with me forever. Although I am disappointed about the postponement of Tokyo, I am sure that it is the right decision. The Olympics is a celebration of sport but also of our global community and together we need to work towards a different kind of victory. I have the motivation and optimism to carry me through to an Olympics in 2021, what a special games that will be. Lizzie Deignan, Trek-Segafredo The Olympics, for every athlete, is an event of great importance. All the more so, if the athlete is predicted as a protagonist. Tokyo 2020 was a goal of my season, perhaps the most important. But the postponement of a year does not change my aspirations and, from now on, I can say that I will plan my preparation to arrive at the event in the best possible condition. I think the IOC made the right choice. Right now, the world needs to focus its efforts on fighting the emergency. Sport can wait. And in 2021 we will all be ready to celebrate its rebirth together. Vincenzo Nibali, Trek-Segafredo I am confident the IOC made the right decision in postponing the Olympic Games, and all of the data and information confirms that this decision is the right choice. I believe all the athletes and key stakeholders involved wholeheartedly understand the level of impact that COVID-19 is having on the world. The measures taken to control this pandemic are not taken lightly, and right now, controlling the virus and flattening the curve is more significant than sport. I feel incredibly fortunate and proud that Trek is honoring all athletes and employee salaries during this time of uncertainty. There are many unanswered questions are surrounding the Olympics, however, there is much to maintain fitness for. I am implementing many strategies to maintain daily purpose and focus for the day we get the green light to race again.
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खेलाडी छनोट एक वर्ष पछिसम्म टोकियो । अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय ओलम्पिक कमिटी (आईओसी) ले टोकियो ओलम्पिक एक वर्ष पछि सारेसँगै ओलम्पिक खेलाडी छनोटको अवधि पनि एक वर्षसम्म गर्न सक्ने जनाएको छ। आईओसीले कोरोना भाइरसका कारण ओलम्पिक सरेपछि छनोट खेल पनि सन् २०२१ को जुन महिनासम्म सारेको हो। आईओसीले प्रत्येक देशका ओलम्पिक कमिटीलाई पत्राचार गर्दै खेलाडी छनोट २०२१ को जुन २९ तारिखसम्म सक्न निर्देशनसमेत दिएको छ। कोरोना भाइरसको संक्रमणका कारण ओलम्पिक छनोट खेलहरू पनि प्रभावित बन्दै आएका थिए। टोकियो ओलम्पिक सन् २०२१ को जुलाई २३ देखि अगस्ट ८ तारिखसम्म हुनेछ। कोरोनाका कारण टोकियो ओलम्पिकसँगै पारा ओलम्पिक पनि एक वर्ष पछि सरेको छ। पारा ओलम्पिक सन् २०२१ कै अगस्ट २४ देखि सेप्टेम्बर ५ तारिखसम्म हुनेछ। यसअघि टोकियो ओलम्पिक यसै वर्षको जुलाई २४ देखि अगस्ट ९ तारिखसम्म गरिने तय भएको थियो। आयोजक जापानले ओलम्पिक समयमै आयोजना गर्न तत्परता पनि देखाएको थियो। तर विभिन्न देशले कोरोना भाइरसको संक्रमणमा ओलम्पिक खेल्न नसक्ने भन्दै बहिष्कार गरेपछि आईओसी ओलम्पिक एक वर्ष पछि सार्न बाध्य भएको थियो। यसैगरी जापानले टोकियो ओलम्पिक एक वर्ष पछि सरेका कारण ओलम्पिक गेम्सका लागि बनाइएको ओलम्पिक भिलेजलाई तत्काल अस्पताल बनाउने भएको छ। जापानले ओलम्पिक भिलेजलाई कोरोना संक्रमित बिरामीको उपचारका लागि अस्पतालमा परिणत गर्न लागेको हो। टोकियोकी गभर्नर युरीको कोइकीले ओलम्पिक भिलेजमा रहेका २४ वटा भवनलाई तत्कालका लागि अस्थायी अस्पतालमा परिणत गर्न लागेको बताएकी छन्। ११ हजार खेलाडी र अफिसियल बसोबासका लागि तयार पारिएको भिलेजको कतिपय निर्माण कार्य अझै जारी छ। नेपालले नयाँ छनोट नगर्ने टोकियो ओलम्पिकमा नेपालले यसअघि सिफारिस गरेको खेलाडीलाई नै पठाउने भएको छ। नेपाल ओलम्पिक कमिटी (एनओसी) ले यसअघि सर्टलिस्टमा परेका र वाइल्ड कार्डका लागि नाम पठाइएका खेलाडीलाई नै ओलम्पिकमा पठाउने जनाएको छ। एनओसीले टोकियो ओलम्पिकमा वाइल्ड कार्डका लागि सात खेलका १२ जना खेलाडीको नाम सिफारिस गरेको थियो। ओलम्पिकमा नेपालबाट पौडीमा महिलातर्फ गौरिका सिंह र पुरुषमा एलेक्स शाह तथा एकजना एथलेटिक्स खेलाडीको सहभागिता पक्का भइसकेको छ। एथलेटिक्स खेलाडी भने तय हुन बाँकी छ। नेपालले एथलेटिक्समा म्याराथनतर्फ भाग लिने तयारी गरे पनि एनओसीले खेलाडीको टुंगो लगाइसकेको छैन। वाइल्ड कार्डका लागि सिफारिस गरिएका अन्य खेलाडीहरूमा कराँतेका अनु अधिकारी र नवीन रसाइली, आर्चरीका ज्ञानु अवाले र तिलक पुनमगर, तेक्वान्दोका वीरबहादुर महरा, सुटिङका सुस्मिता नेपाल र कल्पना परियार, भारोत्तोलनका कमला श्रेष्ठ र सञ्जु चौधरी, जुडोका इन्द्रबहादुर श्रेष्ठ र सोनिया भट्ट तथा बक्सिङका मीनु गुरुङ रहेका छन्।