体坛英语资讯：Canada will not send athletes to Tokyo Games
<p><span word="OTTAWA">OTTAWA</span>, <span word="March">March</span> 22-- <span word="Canada">Canada</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="send">send</span> <span word="Canadian">Canadian</span> <span word="athletes">athletes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2020 <span word="Tokyo">Tokyo</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Paralympic">Paralympic</span> <span word="Games">Games</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="pandemic">pandemic</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Canadian">Canadian</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="Committee">Committee</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="send">send</span> <span word="teams">teams</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Tokyo">Tokyo</span> <span word="unless">unless</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Games">Games</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="scheduled">scheduled</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="July">July</span> 24, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="postponed">postponed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="Canadian">Canadian</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="Committee">Committee</span> (<span word="COC">COC</span>) <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Canadian">Canadian</span> <span word="Paralympic">Paralympic</span> <span word="Committee">Committee</span> (<span word="CPC">CPC</span>), <span word="backed">backed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="Athletes">Athletes</span>' <span word="Commissions">Commissions</span>, <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Sports">Sports</span> <span word="Organizations">Organizations</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Government">Government</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Canada">Canada</span>, <span word="have">have</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="send">send</span> <span word="Canadian">Canadian</span> <span word="teams">teams</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Paralympic">Paralympic</span> <span word="Games">Games</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="summer">summer</span> <span word="of">of</span> 2020," <span word="the">the</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="read">read</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="COC">COC</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="CPC">CPC</span> <span word="urgently">urgently</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="Committee">Committee</span> (<span word="IOC">IOC</span>), <span word="the">the</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Paralympic">Paralympic</span> <span word="Committee">Committee</span> (<span word="IPC">IPC</span>) <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Health">Health</span> <span word="Organization">Organization</span> (<span word="WHO">WHO</span>) <span word="to">to</span> <span word="postpone">postpone</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="games">games</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="year">year</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="offer">offer</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="helping">helping</span> <span word="navigate">navigate</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="complexities">complexities</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="rescheduling">rescheduling</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Games">Games</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="bring">bring</span>."</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="recognize">recognize</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="inherent">inherent</span> <span word="complexities">complexities</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="postponement">postponement</span>, <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="safety">safety</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="athletes">athletes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="community">community</span>," <span word="adds">adds</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="amid">amid</span> <span word="mounting">mounting</span> <span word="criticism">criticism</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="IOC">IOC</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="response">response</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="pandemic">pandemic</span>.</p><p><span word="IOC">IOC</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="Thomas">Thomas</span> <span word="Bach">Bach</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="organization">organization</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="deadline">deadline</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="determine">determine</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fate">fate</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="games">games</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="considering">considering</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="options">options</span> <span word="including">including</span> <span word="postponement">postponement</span>.</p>
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