Today’s joint statement made to the world by the President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, that it has decided to postpone the Summer Olympics originally scheduled for this year to 2021, has come as welcome news to athletes and coaches of our sport of athletics around the world.
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In this unprecedented crisis we are all united.
Like you, we are very much concerned about what the COVID-19 pandemic is doing to people’s lives. Human lives take precedence over everything, including the staging of the Games. The IOC wants to be part of the solution. Therefore we have made it our leading principle to safeguard the health of everyone involved, and to contribute to containing the virus. I would like to assure you that we will adhere to this in all our decisions concerning the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020.