Long road, but less limbo for Canadian athletes bound for Tokyo Games

The Summer Olympics will now open July 23, 2021, a year after the originally-scheduled July 24 opening ceremonies. The Paralympics start Aug. 24 a year minus a day later.An Olympic Games has been rescheduled for the first time in history due to the COVID-19 pandemic that has infected hundreds of thousands and killed thousands world-wide.

Tokyo felt so close for wrestler Erica Wiebe of Stittsville, Ont., when she qualified for the Games on March 14. The Olympic champion is now wrapping her head around an extra 16 months of preparation. "It's nice to have some new dates to focus on," he said. "There's always room for improvement, so I'm going to use this additional year to get better in all areas of my events."

Canada led the charge for a postponement, declaring on March 22 that the country would not send teams to Tokyo if the Games went ahead this summer. Australia made the same decision that day. "It's really great for athletes to have more clarity and not have to wait longer than we need to to have that clarity.

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Given the pain being inflicted upon Canadian workers, I’m not sure the inconvenience of the Olympics being postponed is high on anyone else’s agenda. 🙄

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