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Japan’s prime minister, Shinzo Abe, has proposed a one-year postponement for the Tokyo Olympics during talks with IOC president, Thomas Bach.
Abe said they had established that cancelling the Games was out of the question, and that Bach had agreed “100%” that a postponement was the most appropriate response to the global disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
“We agreed that a postponement would be the best way to ensure that the athletes are in peak condition when they compete and to guarantee the safety of the spectators,” Abe told reporters shortly after his conversation with Bach, adding that the Games would be held by the summer of 2021.
Abe had said that postponement was unavoidable if the 2020 Games couldn’t be held in a complete manner amid the coronavirus outbreak. Abe held talks with Bach after the IOC said it would make a decision on the Tokyo Games over the next four weeks, but a decision is now expected much sooner, possibly within days.
Until just a few days ago the IOC, along with the Tokyo organising committee and the Japanese government, had insisted there were no plans to delay the Olympics given they were not due to open for another four months but Japan’s NHK public television reported on Tuesday that Abe wants a one-year delay.
Tokyo 2020’s fate was effectively sealed this week when Canada and Australia said they would not send athletes to Japan in July, while the British and French governments urged the IOC to make a quick decision.
“I know this is heartbreaking for so many people, athletes, coaches, staff and fans but this was absolutely the right call and everyone should follow their lead,” the Canadian prime minister, Justin Trudeau, said.
The US Olympic and Paralympic committee followed suit, citing the “enormous” disruption the pandemic had caused to training and the qualification process.
“Our most important conclusion from this broad athlete response is that even if the current significant health concerns could be alleviated by late summer, the enormous disruptions to the training environment, doping controls and qualification process can’t be overcome in a satisfactory manner,” the committee said in a statement.
World Athletics, the Olympic committees of Brazil, Slovenia and Germany, USA Swimming, USA Track and Field had joined the growing chorus of calls for a new date for the event.
The head of health and safety for London 2012, Lawrence Waterman, had urged the IOC to postpone the Games for the first time in their 124-year modern history, saying they could not be held safely this year.
“These Games need to be postponed, and the sooner the IOC and the Japanese government face up to this the better. It’s simply not safe to put the games on during a global pandemic,” Waterman said in a statement.
“People’s safety and health should come before the costs of delaying contracts. The London Games were the first in history to be completed without a single fatality, we set the standard on health and safety at the Olympics.”
The Olympics have never before been delayed, but were cancelled in 1916, 1940 and 1944 during the two world wars.
Speculation that an announcement was imminent rose on Monday when the IOC member Dick Pound claimed the body had decided to postpone the Olympics for a year, describing it as the most likely solution to the Olympic movement’s biggest crisis since the politically motivated boycotts of Moscow in 1980 and Los Angeles four years later. “That’s my conclusion,” Pound told Reuters.
Pound said the IOC had not rushed to an announcement so that it could present the Japanese hosts, sports federations and sponsors with a clear alternative plan.
“Probably what turned the tide in the last couple of days is the curve on the Covid-19 virus. It is getting very, very steep now and this is clearly not something that is going to be under control by June or July and probably not by the end of the year,” he said.
The postponement will come as a blow to the host country, which has spent more than than $12bn on the event, while huge sums are also at stake for sponsors and broadcasters. Goldman Sachs estimated this month that Japan would lose $4.5bn (550bn yen) in inbound and domestic consumption in 2020 if the Olympics did not take place as planned.
The Nikkei, a Japanese business daily, claimed on Monday that G7 leaders had agreed to a postponement during their teleconference last week, after Abe persuaded them that cancellation was not an option.
Abe told the group that he was determined to hold the Games “in their complete form” – with the full quota of athletes and spectators – as a symbol of the world’s triumph over the coronavirus, the Nikkei said. Boris Johnson reportedly responded with a thumbs-up, while other leaders nodded their approval.
Abe this week hinted that postponement was a possibility, hours after the IOC said it could take up to four weeks to decide the fate of the Games.
“If the IOC’s decision means it becomes impossible to hold the Olympics in their complete form, then a decision may have to be made to postpone them,” he told parliament on Monday.
The Japanese public had already accepted the inevitable. According to a Kyodo news poll last week, almost 70% of respondents said they did not expect the Games to go ahead this summer.
Tokyo Olympics to be postponed to 2021 due to coronavirus pandemic
Japan’s prime minister Shinzo Abe will propose a one-year postponement for the Tokyo Olympics during talks with IOC President Thomas Bach
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PCB confirms all 128 COVID-19 tests of PSL players are negative
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Foreign cricketers and commentators shared heartfelt message before their departure from Pakistan, after the coronavirus pandemic brought an abrupt end to the fifth edition of HBL Pakistan Super League (PSL).
South African commentator Kass Naidoo posted a video on her Twitter account, in which she along with former Australia cricketer Michael Slater and presenter Erin Holland thanked the fans and Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for a great PSL season on behalf of the entire commentary team.
“There aren’t enough words to express our gratitude to the people of Pakistan for welcoming us with open arms as cricket returned to this beautiful country. We will be back again,” Naidoo tweeted.
Lahore Qalandars hard-hitting batsman Ben Dunk also appreciated his franchise for their support and expressed his desire to be back again.
“There’s more to life then cricket. A big thank you to Lahore Qalandars for an amazing PSL. Hopefully see you all again soon. Look after each other,” Dunk tweeted.
Karachi Kings head coach Dean Jones, in his departing message on Twitter, declared his team’s fans the best group of fans in the league.
“A huge thanks to the Karachi Kings fans for your love and support. The best fans in the PSL. Thank you to my Team. What a great bunch of cricketers and more importantly men. Until next year, the BLUE Book is closed,” Jones tweeted.
Meanwhile, Multan Sultans all-rounder Ravi Bopara proposed a unique idea to decide the winners of this season.
“As the elderly are more vulnerable to the Coronavirus, it’s only fair the oldest average age team in the PSL 5 to take the trophy,” Bopara tweeted.
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انقرہ: (ویب ڈیسک) ترکی میں ایک فٹبال کلب کے سربراہ کا کہنا ہے کہ کرونا وائرس کے باعث فٹبال میچز ملتوی کیے تو ملک بھر میں طلاق کے کیسز بڑھ جائیں گے۔
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ترک فٹبال کلب ٹرابزونسپور کے سربراہ نے کرونا وائرس پھیلنے کے خدشے کی وجہ سے سپر لیگ کے میچز کو ملتوی کرنے کی مخالفت کرتے ہوئے کہا ہے کہ اگر میچز نہ ہوئے تو ملک میں طلاق کے کیسز بڑھ جائیں گے۔
فرانسیسی خبر رساں ادارے اے ایف پی نے ترک ذرائع ابلاغ کے حوالے سے بتایا ہے کہ کلب کے سربراہ احمد اغاغلو نے کہا کہ ان کی ٹیم لیگ میں سب سے آگے ہے اور ٹرابزونسپور کو چیمپیئن قرار دیا جائے۔
انہوں نے کہا کہ اگر لیگ کے میچز ملتوی کیے گئے اور بغیر تماشائیوں کے کھیل ہوا تو ایک ماہ بعد اس ملک میں ججز نہیں ملیں گے جو طلاق کے مقدمات سن سکیں۔
اے ایف پی کے مطابق اغاغلو کی ایک ویڈیو سامنے آئی ہے جس میں وہ چہرے پر ماسک لگائے میڈیا سے گفتگو کر رہے ہیں۔
واضح رہے کہ ٹرابزونسپور پہلا بڑا فٹبال کلب ہے جس کا تعلق استنبول سے نہیں اور اس وقت ترک سپر لیگ میں پہلے نمبر پر ہے۔
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اے ایف پی کے مطابق آٹھ کروڑ 30 لاکھ کی آبادی والے ملک ترکی میں اب تک کرونا وائرس سے متاثرہ افراد کی تعداد 47 ہے اور تاحال کوئی ہلاکت رپورٹ نہیں ہوئی ہے۔
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تفصیل کے مطابق لاہور کے قذافی سٹیڈیم میں کھیلے گئے پاکستان سپر لیگ (پی ایس ایل فائیو) کے 29ویں میچ میں لاہور قلندرز نے ملتان سلطانز کو عبرتناک شکست دے کر سیمی فائنل میں جگہ بنا لی ہے۔
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