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Calls For Postponing Tokyo Olympics Growing, But Organizers Remain Firm That Games Will Happen

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By Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-manager The chorus to postpone the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games is growing, as national Olympics committees and sports governing bodies have asked the International Olympic Committee and the Japanese government for a delay.

The Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committees are the latest body to call for the postponement, joining a list that includes Brazil, Slovenia, US Swimming and US Track & Field, who have already made their views publicly known.

The Brazil Olympic Committee has called for the Tokyo Games to be postponed for a year, citing “the notorious worsening of the COVID-19 pandemic” and “the consequent difficulty for athletes to maintain their best competitive level.” The Tokyo Olympics are scheduled

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