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Canadian athletes feel a mixed bag of emotions a year out, again, from the Tokyo Olympic Games. Amid the upheaval the COVID-19 pandemic unleashed upon their lives, the postponed Summer Games is the North Star to which they affix their hopes and dreams.Canadian athletes feel a mixed bag of emotions a year out, again, from the Tokyo Olympic Games.
Tokyo's organizing committee president indicated Wednesday the world must get the virus under control with a vaccine or drugs in order for the Games to go ahead. "Never in a million years could I have imagined that I would have to overcome the challenge of a global pandemic and Olympic postponement, and all the things that it's entailed."
"Whether or not that's real, it doesn't really matter. I've convinced myself that it's true and therefore it will be true." Own The Podium chief executive officer Anne Merklinger hopes summer sport federations take advantage of a fifth year in what is usually a quadrennial to boost performance in Tokyo.
Shoemaker says the COC's 27 corporate partners remain on board to help pay for the Canadian team in Tokyo.The Canadian taxpayer is the biggest financial supporter of Canada's Olympians and Paralympians to the tune of about $200 million annually. Canada has won 23 medals in summer sport world championships over the last four years, compared to 20 in the quadrennial prior to Rio.
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