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2020/03/18(水) 14:16:59.02ID:gjrnP/FK9As qualifying events are canceled, some anxious athletes look past Japan to 2024
March 17, 2020 15:09 JST
TOKYO -- Olympic hopeful Nicole Stout knew her shot at the games was over when, in the middle of a competition in Argentina, the American received word that the International Judo Federation would postpone tournaments for the rest of March and April, two of which she needed to qualify for the Tokyo Games.
"Not having those qualifiers stunts a lot of athletes," said Stout, who ranks 104th in the world and would need to place above 30 to enter the Olympics. "Pretty much everyone at my club in New York has decided to focus on 2024. It feels so much out of our control at this point that it's more positive to focus on the next cycle."
As Stout and other athletes begin to accept that the summer games may not be held as planned, organizers continue to insist they will.
The buck may finally stop after a series of calls today and on Wednesday between the IOC, international sports federations, and national Olympic committees. The federations are expected to request extensions for their qualifying events, as fencing and triathlon have already done.
https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Tokyo-2020-Olympics/Tokyo-Olympics-Sports-federations-press-IOC-for-clarity
