It is official, the Tokyo 2020 Olympics will be postponed until summer 2021. All athletes that have qualified will keep their spots for the delayed games, but the athletes that were training for their Olympic Trials planned for later in the year will have to completely reimagine their training plan.
Rescheduling the games might prove to be almost as much of a production as building the Olympic Village was. Some athletes may feel like the change could have a negative impact on their performance, while others may find the extra year of training as an advantage.
Whichever the case may be, we can be sure that the Olympic Spirit will continue to flourish and hopefully be a wonderful reconnecting of people from all 206 participating nations after this difficult year of distancing.