体坛英语资讯：German athletes in support of Olympic Games postponement
<p><span word="BERLIN">BERLIN</span>, <span word="March">March</span> 24-- <span word="German">German</span> <span word="athletes">athletes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="widely">widely</span> <span word="approved">approved</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="postpone">postpone</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2020 <span word="Tokyo">Tokyo</span> <span word="Olympics">Olympics</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Paralympics">Paralympics</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="postponement">postponement</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="cancellation">cancellation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="Games">Games</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="peacetime">peacetime</span>.</p><p><span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="athletes">athletes</span> <span word="spoke">spoke</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="relief">relief</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Games">Games</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="moved">moved</span> <span word="to">to</span> 2021 <span word="but">but</span> <span word="mentioned">mentioned</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="difficulties">difficulties</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span>. "<span word="These">These</span> <span word="games">games</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="hell">hell</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="us">us</span>," <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="canoe">canoe</span> <span word="champion">champion</span> <span word="Ronald">Ronald</span> <span word="Rauhe">Rauhe</span> <span word="commented">commented</span>.</p><p><span word="Athletes">Athletes</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="sports">sports</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="trapped">trapped</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="constant">constant</span> <span word="dilemma">dilemma</span>. "<span word="We">We</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="desperate">desperate</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="train">train</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="consider">consider</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="responsibility">responsibility</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="society">society</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="avoid">avoid</span> <span word="contacting">contacting</span> <span word="people">people</span>," <span word="Rauhe">Rauhe</span> <span word="underlined">underlined</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="canoeist">canoeist</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="athletes">athletes</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="participate">participate</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="Games">Games</span>. "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="intended">intended</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="retire">retire</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Tokyo">Tokyo</span> <span word="games">games</span>, <span word="now">now</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="training">training</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="result">result</span>."</p><p><span word="Robert">Robert</span> <span word="Harting">Harting</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="step">step</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="spoke">spoke</span> <span word="about">about</span> "<span word="catastrophic">catastrophic</span> <span word="effects">effects</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="athletes">athletes</span>". <span word="The">The</span> 2017 <span word="gold">gold</span> <span word="medal">medal</span> <span word="winner">winner</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="many">many</span> "<span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="restructure">restructure</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="gain">gain</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="income">income</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="Games">Games</span>."</p><p><span word="Wrestling">Wrestling</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="champion">champion</span> <span word="Frank">Frank</span> <span word="Staebler">Staebler</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="challenge">challenge</span> "<span word="as">as</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="life">life</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="adversities">adversities</span>".</p><p><span word="His">His</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="dream">dream</span> <span word="hasn">hasn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="burst">burst</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="postponed">postponed</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="three">three</span>-<span word="time">time</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="champion">champion</span> <span word="said">said</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="delay">delay</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="planned">planned</span> <span word="retirement">retirement</span>, <span word="the">the</span> 30-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span>.</p>
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