translated from Spanish: Mexican Olympic Committee supports IOC stance on COVID-19

Mexico.- The chairman of the Mexican Olympic Committee (COM), Carlos Padilla Becerra, announced on Sunday his support for the position of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to postpone for four weeks decision-making on the holding of the Tokyo 2020 Games.” The IOC’s determination at the end of meetings for this purpose in the coming days will be supported at all times,” the management said.

The IOC Executive Committee, chaired by Thomas Bach, determined that it will be in the next four weeks that it unveils the steps to be taken on the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, in the face of the expansion of coronavirus worldwide. The IOC explained that in coordination with the Japanese authorities and Tokyo Metropolitan Government, discussions will begin to complement rapidly developing assessments of the global health situation and its impact on the Olympic Games, including deferral scenario. However, he reiterated that the cancellation of the Games will not solve any of the problems, nor help anyone, “therefore, cancellation is not on the agenda.”
Padilla stressed the importance of waiting to see events progress and in any case support the COM’s leadership in the face of the pandemic, which in Mexico has recorded 251 cases, including that of the pan-American champion of modern pentathlon, Mariana Arceo, who evolves well according to doctors. If the Tokyo Games are held on the scheduled date, from July 24 to August 9, Mexico hopes to bring more than 150 athletes to the competition who will seek to win at least 5 medals.

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March 20, 2020

The most likely to do so is in the sports of jumping, taekwondo, archery, sports shooting, gymnastics, baseball and football, in case the selection of the latter sport qualifies. At the 2016 Rio De Janeiro Games, Mexico won 3 silver medals and 2 bronze medals.

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