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日前,加拿大奥委会和澳大利亚奥委会先后宣布,将不会参加2020年东京奥运会和残奥会赛事。
Canada and Australia will not send athletes to the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo because of the risks associated with the coronavirus outbreak, the Olympic committees for both countries said in separate statements.两国奥委会都呼吁将奥运会推迟至2021年举办。
Both countries' Olympic committees also are calling for the Games to be postponed until 2021.▌加拿大奥委会:不会参加2020年东京奥运会
当地时间3月22日,加拿大奥委会(COC)和残奥会(CPC)宣布,加拿大代表团将不会参加2020年夏季奥运会和残奥会。
"While we recognize the inherent complexities around a postponement, nothing is more important than the health and safety of our athletes and the world community," the Canadian Olympic Committee and Canadian Paralympic Committee said in a joint statement Sunday.
加拿大奥委会和残奥会在22日发布联合声明称:“虽然我们认识到推迟举办奥运会的复杂性,但没有什么比运动员和国际社会的健康和安全更重要。”
"This is not solely about athlete health — it is about public health."
“这不仅关乎运动员的健康,更关乎公共健康问题。”
声明还呼吁推迟一年举办奥运会:
“The COC and CPC urgently call on the International Olympic Committee (IOC), and the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) to postpone the Games for one year and we offer them our full support in helping navigate all the complexities that rescheduling the Games will bring.”
“加拿大奥委会和残奥会紧急呼吁国际奥委会、国际残疾人奥林匹克委员会以及世界卫生组织把奥运会推迟一年,我们将全力支持他们以应对重新安排奥运会时间所带来的各种复杂问题。”