Olympijské hry v Tokiu, na kterých se má poprvé soutěžit v závodním lezení, se kvůli pandemii koronaviru odkládají. Měly by se konat nejpozději příští rok v létě. Dohodli se na tom japonský premiér s šéfem Mezinárodního olympijského výboru.

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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. 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.

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To safeguard the health of the athletes and everyone involved in the Tokyo 2020 Games.

The Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games will now take place no later than summer 2021.

— #Tokyo2020 (@Tokyo2020) March 24, 2020

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Viz např.: idnes.cz: Rozhodnuto. Olympijské hry v Tokiu se odkládají o rok

Tlak na odložení olympiády v každým dnem sílil. Včera jsme psali, že Kanada se kvůli epidemii koronaviru rozhodla neposlat v létě do Tokia své sportovce. Stanovisko své země přitom podpořil i lezec Sean McColl. Podobně se přidávali představitelé Austrálie a další.

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Kanada nepošle kvůli viru sportovce včetně lezců na olympiádu