Veteran IOC member Dick Pound told USA TODAY Sports that “postponement has been decided” for the 2020 Olympics, and that it won’t start July 24.
Author: Christine Brennan, USA TODAY
Opinion: Athletes, not IOC president, leading conversation on postponing Summer Games
With athlete concern growing, IOC president Thomas Bach finally takes action, saying the fate of the Tokyo Games will be decided within four weeks.
USA Swimming calls on USOPC to push for postponement of Tokyo Olympics
USA Swimming CEO tells USOPC leader he has “watched our athletes’ worlds be turned upside down” by coronavirus pandemic.
Opinion: Men’s golf finally accepts new reality, makes right call to postpone the Masters
After cancelling The Players and postponing the Masters, men’s golf has finally joined the rest of sports in shutting itself down for good of us all.
Opinion: Shuttering sports shows us how the coronavirus crisis should be handled
If anyone questioned the power of sports, doubt no more. Coronavirus became real to many Americans when we lost March Madness, NBA, MLB and others.
USOPC CEO Sarah Hirshland says whistleblower lawsuit contains ‘gross misrepresentations’
Sarah Hirshland, CEO of U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee, says she’s concerned about “gross misrepresentations” alleged in whistleblower lawsuit.
Alberto Salazar, former Nike coach, suspended by U.S. Center for SafeSport
Salazar’s suspension comes nearly three months after former high school track phenom Mary Cain went public with accusations about abuse.
Alysa Liu, 14, wins second consecutive title at U.S. Figure Skating Championships
A year ago, Alysa Liu became the youngest U.S. women’s champion in history at 13. Now she’s the youngest two-time U.S. women’s champion.
Coach accused of sex abuse coverup allowed to work figure skating nationals
John Zimmerman is a credentialed coach at the U.S. nationals who has been accused of covering up alleged sexual abuse of 13-year-old female skater.
Figure skating struggles with sexual abuse allegations in year since shocking death
In the year since former national champion John Coughlin died by suicide, figure skating has been rocked by a series of sexual abuse allegations.