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AfricaPress-Tanzania:<\/strong> THE participation of Tanzanian in the July Summer Olympics in\u00a0 \u00a0now depends on the decision of the organisers; International Olympic Committee (IOC) following growing pressure from countries that want the games postponed.<\/p>\n

Though IOC and Japan government insisted they will stage the games on the scheduled time despite the threat of coronavirus, it seems the organisers have bowed out to the pressure.<\/p>\n

Following the outbreak of the pandemic virus, two Tanzanians. Alphonce Simbu and Failuna Matanga, who have qualified for the Tokyo 2020 games, were forced to abandon the camp which was previously planned to be staged in Kenya.<\/p>\n

There was a seismic change of direction from the International Olympic Committee after IOC rather than continuing to insist Tokyo 2020 will go ahead as scheduled it has committed to exploring alternative options to staging the Games in July and giving itself a deadline of four weeks to do so.<\/p>\n

In a statement following another emergency Executive Board meeting, the IOC recognised the scale of the problem ahead.<\/p>\n

\u201cA number of critical venues needed for the Games could potentially not be available anymore.<\/p>\n

“The situation with millions of nights already booked in hotels is extremely difficult to handle, and the international sports calendar for at least 33 Olympic sports would have to be adapted.<\/p>\n

“These are just a few of many, many more challenges.\u201d<\/p>\n

They have already come under pressure from a number of sports, including the most influential of them all, the USA Track and Field team to postpone the Games, an outcome that now looks inevitable.<\/p>\n

That pressure grew exponentially when Sebastian Coe the boss of World Athletics wrote to the IOC President Thomas Bach just before today\u2019s meeting, describing the Games as neither \u201cfeasible or desirable.\u201d<\/p>\n

After today\u2019s dramatic developments the British Olympic Association boss Sir Hugh Robertson urged the IOC not to use all of the full four week window they\u2019ve allowed themselves.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe urge rapid decision-making for the sake of athletes who still face significant uncertainty\u2026.it simply does not seem appropriate to continue on the present course towards the Olympic Games in the current environment.\u201d<\/p>\n

Meanwhile the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) says it will not send athletes to Tokyo unless the Games are postponed by at least a year.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Canadian Olympic Committee and Canadian Paralympic Committee (CPC), backed by their Athletes\u2019 Commissions, National Sports Organisations and the Government of Canada, have made the difficult decision to not send Canadian teams to the Olympic and Paralympic Games in the summer of 2020,\u201d the COC said in a statement.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile we recognise the inherent complexities around a postponement, nothing is more important than the health and safety of our athletes and the world community.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe remain hopeful that the IOC and IPC will agree with the decision to postpone the Games as a part of our collective responsibility to protect our communities and work to contain the spread of the virus.\u201d<\/p>\n

Many athletes themselves are angry at the time it\u2019s taking to make this decision, especially as preparation is near impossible under coronavirus restrictions.<\/p>\n

Team GB\u2019s Dina Asher-Smith spoke for many on Twitter: \u201cSo wait\u2026does this mean that athletes face up to another four weeks of finding ways to fit in training \u2013 whilst potentially putting ourselves, coaches, support staff and loved ones at risk just to find out they were going to be postponed anyway!!!\u201d<\/p>\n

There are many options open to Games organisers, from a reduced, behind closed doors version later this year to a full spectacle in 12 month\u2019s time.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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