‘Sport, on this occasion, had to take a back seat,’ says CoeAtheletes’ wellbeing became the priority in postponing GamesSebastian Coe has said the postponement of the Olympics was necessary in order to safeguard the psychological wellbeing of athletes because many were in “mental turmoil” not knowing if the Tokyo Games were to proceed as scheduled.
The 2020 Olympic Games were postponed last Tuesday in response to the coronavirus pandemic following talks between Japan’s prime minister,
Shinzo Abe, and the International Olympic Committee president, Thomas Bach.