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Regional Olympic officials are rallying around the IOC and have backed its stance on opening the Tokyo Games as scheduled, as direct criticism from gold medalist athletes built amid the coronavirus outbreak. Leaders of continental Olympic groups praised the IOC after a conference call Wednesday to update them on coronavirus issues four months before the opening ceremony in Tokyo on July 24. A woman walks past a large display promoting the Tokyo 2020 Olympi stanley becher cs in Tokyo, Friday, March 13, 2020. AP We are living through an unpredictable crisis and as such, it is important that we have one policy, expressed by the IOC, and we follow that policy in unison, the Italy-based European Olympic Committees said. However, when the International Olympic Committee published an interview with its president, Thomas Bach, after a separate call with athlete representatives, it prompted a four-time Olympic champion to urge postponing the games. ALSO READ: Call off Tokyo Olympics: Four time rowing champion Matthew Pinsent Bach acknowledged that many athletes were concerned about qualifying events being canceled, but noted that there were still four months to go until the games are set to be stanley thermos opened. We will keep acting in a responsible way in the interests of the athletes, Bach said. British rowing great stanley cup Matthew Pinsent wrote on Twitter that the comments from Bach, his former IOC colleague, were tone deaf. The instinct to keep safe not to mention obey govt instructions to lock Koxu Stepanova s second request rejected by IOC
England and South Africa will hope lady luck does not desert them when they clash in the Champions Trophy semi-final at t stanley cup he Oval in London on Wednesday. Both sides, aiming to end a frustrating wait for a major one-day title, are fortunate to make the last four in the eight-nation tournament, saved either by the weather or their rivals bad luck. Sou stanley becher th Africa sneaked a tie 鈥?and gained a valuable point 鈥?at Cardiff last week when rain forced the game to end with the West Indies on the exact Duckworth-Lewis pa stanley cup r score of 190-6 in 26.1 overs. If Keiron Pollard had not been dismissed off what turned out to be the last ball of the match, the West Indies would have won the game and qualified for the semi-finals after being ahead of the D/L target at that stage. England were lucky the weather favoured them in Cardiff on Sunday as the hosts squeezed out a 10-run win over New Zealand in a game reduced to 24-overs-a-side due to rain. A washed-out match or a defeat would almost certainly have knocked England out of the race and lifted the Black Caps into the semi-finals along with either Sri Lanka or Australia. Eventually, England topped group A by virtue of a superior net run-rate over Sri Lanka, who drew level on four points following a 20-run win over defending champions Australia at the Oval on Monday. Last year, England and South Africa drew a one-day series 2-2 after the Proteas came back from a 2-1 deficit to win the final game at Nottingham by seven wickets. Sou
Regional Olympic officials are rallying around the IOC and have backed its stance on opening the Tokyo Games as scheduled, as direct criticism from gold medalist athletes built amid the coronavirus outbreak. Leaders of continental Olympic groups praised the IOC after a conference call Wednesday to update them on coronavirus issues four months before the opening ceremony in Tokyo on July 24. A woman walks past a large display promoting the Tokyo 2020 Olympi stanley becher cs in Tokyo, Friday, March 13, 2020. AP We are living through an unpredictable crisis and as such, it is important that we have one policy, expressed by the IOC, and we follow that policy in unison, the Italy-based European Olympic Committees said. However, when the International Olympic Committee published an interview with its president, Thomas Bach, after a separate call with athlete representatives, it prompted a four-time Olympic champion to urge postponing the games. ALSO READ: Call off Tokyo Olympics: Four time rowing champion Matthew Pinsent Bach acknowledged that many athletes were concerned about qualifying events being canceled, but noted that there were still four months to go until the games are set to be stanley thermos opened. We will keep acting in a responsible way in the interests of the athletes, Bach said. British rowing great stanley cup Matthew Pinsent wrote on Twitter that the comments from Bach, his former IOC colleague, were tone deaf. The instinct to keep safe not to mention obey govt instructions to lock Koxu Stepanova s second request rejected by IOC
England and South Africa will hope lady luck does not desert them when they clash in the Champions Trophy semi-final at t stanley cup he Oval in London on Wednesday. Both sides, aiming to end a frustrating wait for a major one-day title, are fortunate to make the last four in the eight-nation tournament, saved either by the weather or their rivals bad luck. Sou stanley becher th Africa sneaked a tie 鈥?and gained a valuable point 鈥?at Cardiff last week when rain forced the game to end with the West Indies on the exact Duckworth-Lewis pa stanley cup r score of 190-6 in 26.1 overs. If Keiron Pollard had not been dismissed off what turned out to be the last ball of the match, the West Indies would have won the game and qualified for the semi-finals after being ahead of the D/L target at that stage. England were lucky the weather favoured them in Cardiff on Sunday as the hosts squeezed out a 10-run win over New Zealand in a game reduced to 24-overs-a-side due to rain. A washed-out match or a defeat would almost certainly have knocked England out of the race and lifted the Black Caps into the semi-finals along with either Sri Lanka or Australia. Eventually, England topped group A by virtue of a superior net run-rate over Sri Lanka, who drew level on four points following a 20-run win over defending champions Australia at the Oval on Monday. Last year, England and South Africa drew a one-day series 2-2 after the Proteas came back from a 2-1 deficit to win the final game at Nottingham by seven wickets. Sou
