Canada pulls out of 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games

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From https://www.capebretonpost.com/sports/regional-sports/canada-pulls-out-of-2020-tokyo-olympic-games-428068/

Canada pulls out of 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games

George Myrer
Published: 9 hours ago | Updated: 1 hour ago

The Canadian Olympic Committee and Canadian Paralympic Committee announced on Sunday night the decision to not send Canadian teams to the Olympic and Paralympic Games in the summer of 2020.

The decision to pull out was finalized during a teleconference held late Sunday afternoon involving Canadian Olympic Committee and paralympic committee members.

The nation is the first country to announce it won't send its athletes to the Games.

"{Canada) will inform the IOC that based on current medical information that Canada will not participate in an Olympic Games that starts on July 24 or a Paralympic Games that starts on August 25th," according to notes from the teleconference.

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[hlthe2b]

1. They HAVE to postpone it. Absolutely no options.

[Jarqui]

3. Really tough news for the athletes

who have spent much of their young lives training for this moment

But from what we know right now, it's very likely to be the right call.