Bird-Smith, who won bronze in the 20km race walk at the last Games, joined the Australian athletics team at their Cairns base but decided that he would not travel to Tokyo. He confirmed the decision on Sunday afternoon.
"Couple these challenges with difficult travel restrictions around the COVID pandemic, I have made the decision to stay in Australia with my family and withdraw myself from the Australian Olympic team for Tokyo. The Aussie athletics team numbers 25 after Bird-Smith's exit and left Cairns for Tokyo on Sunday night.
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