Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games is week ke starting mein hi International Olympic Committee (IOC) dwara postponed kiya jaa chukka hai aur iska ek hi reason hai aur wo hai COVID-19 virus. Aur ye statement ko bahot saare would-be 2020 Olympians ke general chorus ka agreement mila hai. International swimming stars Chad le Clos, Sarah Sjostrom Lily King un sab swimmers mei se hai jinhone publicly is decision ko back kiya hai.
Ek athlete jo is postponement ki decision se agree karte hai, par is matter par bahot difference take hai is matter par, aur wo hai retired Russian gymnast aur two-time Olympic Champion, Svetlana Khornika. Khornika ne gold medal jeeta tha uneven bars Atlanta 1996 aur Sydney 2000 mein. Unhone kaha, “COVID-19 pandemic ke spread ki wajah se current situation mei jo uncertainity hui hai, aur ye decision athletes,coaches,aur spectatators ko serve karta hai” Khornika ne yah bhi acknowledge kiya ki “public ki health aur safety sabhi ke liye top priority hai.”
Oleg Matysin, jo ki Russia ke sports minister hai unhone Khornika ke decision ka support kiya hai. Unhone kaha hai ki “Tokyo Olympics ko postponement ke decision ke liye hum IOC aur Government of Japan ki respect karte hai.”
Unhone aage kaha, Tokyo 2020 ki cancellation ek tarah ki punishment hai jo ki God ne sporting community ko diya hai. Specifically, wo believe karti hai ki postponement ek tarah ki punishment hai jo ki God ne sporting community ko di hai kyu ki World Anti-Doping Agency ne 2019 mei Russia ko sabhi International sporting competitions mei next four years ke liye ban kar diya hai. Jisme Tokyo 2020 bhi included tha.
