“UNFORTUNATELY, while our world class athletes are willing to push themselves to their athletic limits in pursuit of Olympic success, the likelihood that they will be able to properly train in a safe and adequate environment, and replicate the excellence we have all come to expect, does not appear likely in the midst of this global crisis,” represents the heart of the argument as USATF CEO Max Siegel pleads for a postponement of the 2020 Olympics in view of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Click on the tweet below to read Siegel’s full letter.
— USATF (@usatf) March 21, 2020