Athletics: Sports chief says sport could rebel against pandemic rules COVID19
World athletics chief Sebastian Coe has warned that sports leaders may rebel against pandemic restrictions as they struggle to get major events back on track.
"There may be a moment when a sport decides that it is ready to stage events even if it is not always with the approval of those authorities. The world athletics championships planned for 2021 have had to be pushed back by a year to allow for a provisional plan to stage the Tokyo Games next year instead."Speculating about something that is over a year away is unhelpful," said the former chief of the 2012 London Olympics.
"Each event will have to decide on a format for competition with these safety considerations two months in advance. "If you think of relay, the baton exchange could be another source of infection, but we are finding ways to organise it," the World Athletics chief said.
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