Djokovic loses to Zverev at Olympics, ending Golden Slam bid
Djokovic was attempting to become the first man to win all four Grand Slam tournaments and Olympic gold in the same year.
Djokovic was attempting to become the first man to win all four Grand Slam tournaments and Olympic gold in the same year.
Meanwhile, Jesper Moller, the President of the Danish Football Union, suggested that the Euro 2020 last-16 match would not be changed by the UEFA organisers.
Although London could host the 1948 Games after their scheduled Games of 1944 were cancelled due to World War II, Helsinki, the Finnish capital city, could get its turn only in 1952, twelve years after the 1940 Games were cancelled.
For many, the delay of the Games came as a personal blow, after sometimes years of preparations and dreaming.
The Games were earlier scheduled to be held between 24 July and 9 August 2020 but were forced to be postponed to 2021, in view of the threat posed by COVID-19.
In regards to why the Games should not be held as scheduled, a majority of respondents cited an inability to train consistently.
This response from the IOA comes after countries like Canada and Australia have announced that they will not send their athletes to the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.
An official statement from the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) declared on Sunday that they will not be sending their contingent to Tokyo unless the Olympics are postponed by a year.
The sports ministry had earlier in the day advised all national federations to refrain from conducting tournaments and selection trials till April 15.
Doubts are increasingly being expressed about holding the Olympics on time, after the outbreak that first exploded in China spread to Asia and then worldwide, infecting almost 200,000 people and killing 7,900.
