{"id":423933,"date":"2020-03-23T09:38:16","date_gmt":"2020-03-23T16:38:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=423933"},"modified":"2020-03-23T09:54:44","modified_gmt":"2020-03-23T16:54:44","slug":"the-week-that-was-canada-will-not-send-team-to-tokyo-2020-puts-pressure-on-ioc-to-make-decision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-week-that-was-canada-will-not-send-team-to-tokyo-2020-puts-pressure-on-ioc-to-make-decision\/","title":{"rendered":"The Week That Was: Canada & Australia Abandon Tokyo 2020 In July, Forcing IOC Hand"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Week That Was sponsored by Suitmate.<\/em><\/p>\n

We are in un-chartered waters as the coronavirus pandemic is creating a lot of uncertainties with the Olympic Games this summer. As of right now, the Games are still on for a July 24 start date in 124 days. But many athletes are using their voice to call for a postponement to 2021 and some country’s federations have even gone as far to say they will not send any athletes to the Games this year because of safety concerns.<\/p>\n

Australia’s Prime Minister has initiated a travel ban for citizens that will last six months, effectively ending Australia’s chances at competing at the Olympic Games if they will stay on target for July.<\/p>\n

There was a small number of positive news as Japan’s\u00a0Rikako Ikee\u00a0<\/strong>was back in the water for the first time in 406 days after a battle with leukemia.<\/p>\n

There was so much news going on last week that we have extended to six stories this week.<\/p>\n

Read below the\u00a0six<\/em> biggest stories in the Week That Was sponsored by Suitmate<\/a>.<\/p>\n