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sl8

(16,245 posts)
Mon Mar 23, 2020, 06:39 AM Mar 2020

Canada pulls out of 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games

From https://www.capebretonpost.com/sports/regional-sports/canada-pulls-out-of-2020-tokyo-olympic-games-428068/

Canada pulls out of 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games

George Myrer
Published: 9 hours ago | Updated: 1 hour ago

The Canadian Olympic Committee and Canadian Paralympic Committee announced on Sunday night the decision to not send Canadian teams to the Olympic and Paralympic Games in the summer of 2020.

The decision to pull out was finalized during a teleconference held late Sunday afternoon involving Canadian Olympic Committee and paralympic committee members.

The nation is the first country to announce it won't send its athletes to the Games.

"{Canada) will inform the IOC that based on current medical information that Canada will not participate in an Olympic Games that starts on July 24 or a Paralympic Games that starts on August 25th," according to notes from the teleconference.

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Canada pulls out of 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games (Original Post) sl8 Mar 2020 OP
They HAVE to postpone it. Absolutely no options. hlthe2b Mar 2020 #1
This message was self-deleted by its author democratisphere Mar 2020 #2
Really tough news for the athletes Jarqui Mar 2020 #3

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Jarqui

(10,490 posts)
3. Really tough news for the athletes
Mon Mar 23, 2020, 06:55 AM
Mar 2020

who have spent much of their young lives training for this moment

But from what we know right now, it's very likely to be the right call.

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