Local Athletes React To Postponement Of 2020 Summer Olympics

Lesley Van Arsdall reports.

YESTERDAY THE POST POPEMANIMENT OF THE 2020 OLYMPICGAMES BECAME OFFICIAL.TALKING TO COACHES ABOUT THEGAMES BEING MOVED.CARLI LLOYD HAD PLANNED TOMAKE THE TOKYO GAMES HERCURTAIN CALL.NOW THAT THE OLYMPICS ISPOSTPONED THE DELRAN GRAD WILLSTICK AROUND AND MAYBE GRABONE MORE GOLD MEDAL.WHAT'S GOING ON IT, DOESN'TSEEM TO BE GETTING BETTER SO ITHINK FOR EVERYBODY'S SAKE ITIS, YOU KNOW, AT LEAST FOR ME,AND MY TEAMMATES, I THINK ITGIVES US MORE TIME TO PREPARE.IT IS BIGGER THAN SPORTS.YOU KNOW, THIS IS SOMETHINGTHAT WE NEED TO GET UNDERCONTROL, NOT ONLY IN OURCOUNTRY BUT ACROSS THE WORLD,AND I THINK IT KIND OF PUTSTHINGS INTO PERSPECTIVE.VILLANOVA COACH J.

WRIGHTWOULD HAVE BEEN ASSISTANT WITHTHE OLYMPIC PICK AND HE TOOAGREES THIS IS THE RIGHTDECISION TO MAKE.I FEEL BAD FOR ALL OF THOSEATHLETES THAT, YOU KNOW, IT ISONCE IN A LIFETIME.AND YOU KNOW THEY SAY PREPAREEVERY FOUR YEARS, I REALLYFEEL BAD FOR THEM.IT IS POSTPONED, OBVIOUSLY NOTCANCELED, POSTPONED.SO SOMETIME NEXT SPRING ORSUMMER, SO THERE IS A LOT OFQUESTIONS THERE.FOR VILLANOVA GRAD, OLYMPICTRY ATHLETE, THE NEWS IS HEARTBREAKING, BUT TRYING TO STAYPOSITIVE.EVERYONE HAS OPPORTUNITY TOCHEER FOR USA IN 2021, ANDHOPEFULLY IT WILL BE SYMBOLICOF THE COUNTRY AND THE WORLDCOMING BECOME TOGETHER AFTERLITERALLY 2020.SO FOR ALL OF THE ATHLETESWHO WORK THEIR WHOLE LIFE TOGET TO THE OLYMPICS, THEIR