he has written an open letter to athletes all over the world, says that 0lympic athletes all over thewrites in the letter that nobody knows how long the tunnel is now. 0lly foster. for many of us, aspects of daily life have changed in ways we might not have anticipated even a couple of weeks ago. mother's day get—togethers didn't happen and church of england services didn't take place. but faith communities and others are finding ways to worship and come together, as phillip norton reports. on this mothering sunday, when many are far from family, friends or loved ones... church services like never before, on facebook, youtube, and this, broadcast on local radio stations. the temptation is to pull up the drawbridge and just look after ourselves. that is the kind of thing that leads to panic buying, to growing fear and to spiritual and emotional, as well as physical, isolation. all faiths finding new ways to celebrate and support. 13—year—old yuval‘s bar mitzvah, broadcast to his family. glory be to you, 0 allah, none equals you in knowledge... here in east london, this was friday praye

in light of the decision just made world athletics championships is likely to be moved to 2022, whilehave already said they are looking at dates in 2022. a big decision has been made but this will now enable people to plan knowing they have these dates in mind. the idea of a spring olympics and paralympics has been shelved and they are going for the summer months, much like it was meant to be this summer. so certainty for people now. is this thou going to mean there are certain athletes who can't compete? we have heard from some athletes in the last week following the postponement decision, who said they may not be able to make the new dates, because prolonging their careers by a year, if they were planning on using tokyo as the last event in their career, it might not be possible for them to make it. and of course this does mean that there will be new qualification and a new selection events. so some athletes who are on track to make the games this summer, they will have to go through trials this time next year instead. a lot of athletes, this will mean perhaps they don't make it. bu

what has been the reaction generally from sports athletes and organisations around the world?ast week or so, especially as we have seen here in north america and also over there in europe, a lot of restrictions on movement. local authorities, federal governments, putting in restrictions in and out of the country on where you live. and for athletes, that has had a significant impact on their training, so they feel they are getting a mixed message where they are being told be saved, do the things you need to do to protect yourself and the virus, but also stop the spread of it by social distancing and be prepared. if you need a pool or specialised equipment, that is becoming quite impossible in the past week. equipment, that is becoming quite impossible in the past weekm seems it is becoming harder and harderfor seems it is becoming harder and harder for athletes to know how to prepare. yes, absolutely, and i think that's why you've seen there have been a lot of noteworthy calls for postponement. we conducted a survey and us athletes kind of surveyed themselves in a town hall las

the head of world athletics, lord coe, has also called for a delay, saying holding the event in 2020le". katie gornall has the latest. for weeks, japan had been carrying on almost as normal. huge crowds defied fears over coronavirus to see the olympic flame in the country. japanese officials continued to insist the games will take place as planned but then the international olympic committee revealed it had stepped up its contingency planning for tokyo 2020 — which included a possible postponement and, today, for the first time, japan's prime minister admitted that their plans might have to change. translation: such a decision by the ioc is in line with my policy of holding the games in a complete form. and if it is difficult to do so, the choice of postponement would be unavoidable. as we think of the athletes‘ safety as the top priority. the pressure onjapan to consider a delay had been growing by the day. overnight, canada became the first team to officially withdraw from the summer games due to coronavirus. later saying on twitter it was about more than a performance, a record or

head of world athletics, lord sebastian coe says if the games organisers did push on, this could havethe competition and the wellbeing of the athletes. we wrote to the olympic international committee on sunday to express oui’ real concerns on behalf of the athletes. we pushed for postponement, this is the right decision for him and it's the right decision for the athletes. they are the most important group here, and they have been under intolerable conditions, and many of them are not able to train, and many of them are going through real emotional turmoil. we are no different from the rest of the world. we recognise that entirely, but the integrity of the competitions of the olympic games was seriously going to be... seriously going to be compromised if we tried to force them into the remaining part of this year. but how do the athletes feel about all this? earlier i spoke tojustin rose, who won gold in the men's golf for team gb back at the 2016 rio 0lympics. he says the decision was inevitable... t's disappointing when the moment in time comes, but i think it's been somewhat inevit

the world athletics championships were set to be held in the u.s. in august next year and may now be pushed to 2022. the international swimming body is also looking at pushing the next world championships. they're scheduled to kick off in japan in july 2021. earlier, ai uchida spoke with our reporter on the ioc's decision. >> once officials said they were considering postponement, the decision actually came quite quickly. tell us what was behind that? >> it came down to the heart and soul of the olympics themselves. the thousands of athletes who compete. the athletes' national committees and federations all called for postponement, and the ioc heard those voices. many athletes said they are unable to train because of lockdowns and the closure of their facilities. and more than 40% of the expected 11,000 athletes haven't yet secured a spot. even for those who had already achieved a spot, it is not clear whether they will have to re-qualify. but the decision to postpone the games is a mixed blessing for athletes, figuring out a new training schedule, p

world athletics have announced ththat it will delay the championships until 2022. they were scheduled to open in the united states in august next year. the international swimming federation is reviewing the dates for its world championships which were scheduled for july 2021 in western japan. the sporting body said it will consult with others to work out the situation. and the world badminton is discussing new dates with the host nation spain. >>> a japanese government panel warns tokyo could be brought to a stand still in the future because of a large-scale eruption of mt. fuji. the iconic volcano hasn't erupteted for more than 300 yea. volcanic ash w would reach kanagawa and chiba and saitama in three hours.. eveven a small amoununt would d thrailway system to malfunction. the chief examiner said the transportation networks are particularly vulnerable and would severely l limit people's movements. >> translator: mt. fuji used to erupt once every 30 years but it hasn't happened for three centuries now. it can happen at any time but no steps have been taken. >> the

the world athletics championships were set to be held in the u.s. in august next year. they may now be pushed to 2022. the international swimming body fena is also looking at possibilities to shift the next world swimming championships. they are scheduled to kick off in japan in july 2021. prime minister abe plans to confirm cooperation in fighting the coronavirus with other g20 leaders. the leaders are set to discuss a response to the spread of the virus in a teleconference thursday night japan time. abe plans to say japan is ready to take the initiative in efforts to contain the virus, such as developing drugs and vaccines. he also hopes to confirm the g20 will work together to minimize the economic impact of the virus. abe also plans to ask for cooperation in staging the tokyo olympics and apa rparalympics b summer of 2021. china is reporting a sharp fall in the number of people infected with the coronavirus. but many shops and restaurants still remain closed. as people are spending m more te at home, online businesses are becoming a key to survival. nhk world's naok

they want a postponement, so do world athletics.say it could be up to four weeks, all these discussions taking place with the stakeholders, over 200 participating nations, before he is in a position to make a decision one way or the other. he has written an open letter to all athletes around the world and he says that olympic flame, that is the light at the end of this tunnel. he also writes in that letter, nobody knows how long that tunnel is now. olly foster, thank you very much. for many of us — aspects of daily life have changed in ways we might not have anticipated even a couple of weeks ago. mother's day get togethers were advised against and church of england services didn't take place today. but faith communities, and others, are finding ways to worship, and come together, as phillip norton reports. on this mothering sunday, when many are far from family, friends or loved ones... church services like never before, on facebook, youtube, and this, broadcast on local radio stations. the temptation is to pull up the drawbridge a

he's written an open letter to athletes all around the world, he says that 0lympic blame is the lightbody knows how long the tunnel is now. for many of us — aspects of daily life have changed in ways we might not have anticipated even a couple of weeks ago. mother's day get togethers didn't happen and church of england services didn't take place. but faith communities — and others — are finding ways to worship — and come together — as phillip norton reports. on this mothering sunday, when many are far from family, friends or loved ones... church services like never before, on facebook, youtube, and this, broadcast on local radio stations. the temptation is to pull up the drawbridge and just look after ourselves. that is the kind of thing that leads to panic buying, to growing fear and to spiritual and emotional, as well as physical, isolation. all faiths finding new ways to celebrate and support. 13—year—old yuval‘s bar mitzvah, broadcast to his family. glory be to the omniscient... here in east london, this was friday prayers. welcome to st albans cathedral. a scene repeated all acro

the best athletes in the world across all sports, they will be exactly the same.e best will get the best results. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport the app is there too. let's round up the latest developments today, as the coronavirus pandemic continues. downing street has dismissed reports that a travel ban could be imposed in and around london, saying there was "zero prospect" of such a move. in the commons, mps have demanded immediate government intervention to prevent large numbers of people being laid off by firms struggling with the effects of the virus. meanwhile, pupils in england and wales will find out tomorrow how their gcse and a level results will be awarded after this year's exams were cancelled. all schools across the uk will shut on friday, but some will remain with a skeleton staff, to accomodate vulnerable children and children of key workers. the education secretary gavin williamson gave an update on those key workers that schools will make provisions for. the ca

athletes all over the world have started saying they simply don't want to go. adam peaty says... the international olympic committee have given themselves a four week deadline to consider other options, like postponement or scaling back the games. but, as peaty says, with this mounting pressure from athletes and nations like canada pulling out they might be forced to make a decision sooner than that. but what's it like in japan at the moment? well earlier we spoke to our tokyo correspondent, rupert wingfield hayes and asked him what the moods like among the japanese people. an opinion poll published this morning ofjapanese people said a 69% think the games that should be postponed by a year. most people obviously do not want it to be cancelled completely, so a postponement is the thing. i spoke to an athlete training, a surfer training for the olympics here last week and she said very much the same. she said, look, the olympics is a dream for all of us. we want that dream to take place in an atmosphere that is fun, that is exciting, that is safe for everybody a

world athletics, as well as the canadian and australian olympic committees, have said the games cannot

world athletics, as well as the canadian and australian olympic committees, have said the games cannot go ahead in july. now on bbc news, it's hardtalk with stephen sackur. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. the worldwide spread of coronavirus and its significant negative impact on the global economy represents a powerful illustration of the perils of forecasting. countries in lockdown, financial markets in turmoil — this isn't the way 2020 was supposed to pan out. an opportune moment then for my guest today. acclaimed writer and businesswoman margaret heffernan, to publish a book challenging the fetishisation of forecasting. is it time to embrace uncertainty? margaret heffernan, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. i think we would all like to believe that as human knowledge expands, particularly with technology, our ability to forecast the future accurately improves. is it your contention that that is not true? it isn't my contention that it isn't true. definitely, our capacity to forecast many things has improved, specifically the weather — although it may not often feel that way.

calendar and their championships that were due to be held next year will now be shifted like the world athleticsnow be in 2022. so there is still some adapting to be done but what we have heard from the chair of the british olympic association athletes committee is they are really happy to have that clarity and relieve the decision has been made it pretty swiftly. laura, thank you very much for joining swiftly. laura, thank you very much forjoining us. well, the british and irish lions say there will be no "direct clashes" with the games next summer. the rearranged olympics overlaps with the test series against the world champions south africa, but the games against the springboks will kick off at 6pm local time. that's1am in tokyo. the series starts on the 24th ofjuly in johannesburg. it will be a busy summer. some domestic rugby news, and saracens back—rowerjackson wray has become the latest player to pledge his future to the club despite their relegation to the championship when the current season ends for salary cap breaches. england's billy vunipola announced last week his intention to rema

have made a proposal to consider perspiring in the games by about a year to ensure that the world's athletes can play in the best conditions and to have a safe and secure tournament for the audience i received an answer from i.o.c. president barak that he 100 percent agrees it was agreed that the tokyo lympics and paralympics would be held by the summer of 2021 at the latest oh this is the 1st time that the olympics have been postponed for reasons other than war meanwhile on tuesday the world health organization said the united states has a potential of becoming the new epicenter w.h.o. spokeswoman margaret harris told reporters quote we are now seeing a very large acceleration in cases in the u.s. so it does have that potential currently the u.s. has over $46000.00 confirmed cases with just under 600 deaths new york state alone has been hit the hardest in the u.s. with more than 21000 come from the cases and 157 deaths and then new york city has 13119 cases with at least 2200 hospitalized patients 525 of those are under intensive care california has greatly impacted now calling for 50000 mo

have made a proposal to consider perspiring on the games by about a year to ensure that the world's athletes can play in the best conditions and to have a safe and secure tournament for the audience i received an answer from i.o.c. president that he 100 percent agrees it was agreed that the tokyo lympics and paralympics would be held by the summer of 2021 of the latest. the formal announcement came after multiple countries said they would not send a delegation to tokyo if the games went on as planned on july 24th the olympics have never been rescheduled due to a pandemic with the 196-094-1904 games being cancelled due to world war in rio 2016 summer games they were affected by the years but they continued to go on organizers are eyeing summer 2021 as a potential rescheduling date but the games will still be called the olympic and paralympic tokyo trying to any i.o.c. president thomas bach express that athlete spectator and organizer health was a key point is postponing the games the silver lining the olympic flame will stay on display and live in fukushima as hope until the games opening cer

athletic amendment, it was an educational amendment, 37 words that basically say you can't discriminate on the basis of sex if you're getting federal money. it has wide-ranging effects, but certainly in the world of athletics, it means that if you are high school, a public college, and you are getting federal funds, you have to make sure there is equitable opportunities on your campus so this is largely thought about, correctly so, as the thing that opens the floodgates for women in sports. but there is a longer sporting history that goes way before title ix, which was 1972. you had professional leagues for women in the early 20th century, both black, but certainly within the black community you had increased permissibility around athletics that led to quite a few competitive leagues, and notorious women in sports, before title ix was enacted. >> this year the olympics take place in tokyo, happening every four years. when did we first see women in the olympics and how did that all evolve? >> when we talk about women in the olympics, a lot of the focus has been on athletics. track and field events were a large focus about women being incorporated into the olympic movement. what you see in the 1

the head of world athletics, lord coe, has called for a delay of the games, saying that holding the eventfeasible nor desirable" former ioc marketing director michael payne says that japan has no choice but to postpone because of the global threat of coronavirus. japan has only just japan has onlyjust come to terms that they have to postpone, because evenif that they have to postpone, because even if they solved the coronavirus injapan, the rest of the world is not going to be able to get there. so now it japan, i think, is no longer losing face by saying they have to postpone the games. it's a problem for the world. you know, everybody has to get around the table and discuss now the mind boggling complexity of all of the issues that would dictate to a postponement. the british three—time 0lympian martyn rooney says postponing the games by more than a year could force him into retirement. the 400 metre runner won bronze in the relay as an 18 year old at the beijing olympics in 2008. my my plan this year, i was like this is my last season. my fourth 0lympic games. i was just going to leave

athletes who are expected to compete this year. definitely jesse i think it was inevitable that it was going to happen you know with other major world sporting events being constrained or canceled. and i definitely feel for the athletes i think a lot of uncertainty would have been in their minds and that is difficult but you know they had they have their focus that they are all i think they're extremely focused so they would have just kept on training and doing everything they can that if their games are going to happen they be ready but then also having knowing that in the back of their mind that it potentially could be could be christlike and. i think that it's always going to be difficult and i definitely feel for the athletes and also the spectators that were going out to support family and friends and their country but i i definitely feel that the the i.o.c. and the prime minister of japan have made the right decision to destroy the net and to safeguard the athletes and ultimately reduce the spread of the guy who ordered some exceptional circumstances there's no you know only too well how hard you have to work to get to be a ly

it has wide-ranging effects but in the world of athletics, it means if you are high school, a public college and you are getting federal funds, you have to make sure there is equitable athletic opportunities on your campus. this is largely thought about as the thing that opens the floodgates for women in sports. there is a longer sporting history that goes way before title ix, which was 1972. you have professional leagues for women in the early part of the 20th century. you have increased permissibility around athletics that led to quite a few competitive leagues and notorious women in sports before title ix was enacted. >> this year, the olympics taking place in tokyo. when did we first see women in the olympics and how did that evolve? arespecially when we talking about women in the olympics, a lot of the focus has been on athletics. the track and field events where a large focus about women being incorporated. the 1920's is a lot of women pushing for inclusion of track and field be,ts and the powers that the ioc and the local federations from the united states that was the amateur

it has wide-ranging effects but certainly in the world of athletics, it means that if if you are a high school or public college and you are getting federal funds, you have to make sure there is equitable athletic opportunities on your campus. so this is largely thought about and correctly so, as the thing that opens the floodgates for women in sports. it certainly does. but there is a longer sporting history that goes way before title ix, in 1972. you have professional leagues for women in the early part of the 20 century, both black and white, but certainly within the black community. you have increased permissibility around athletics that led to quite a few competitive leagues and notorious women in sports before title ix was enacted. host: this year, the olympics is taking place in tokyo. they, of course, happen every four years. when did we first see women in the olympics and how did that all evolve? guest: especially when we are talking about women in the olympics, a lot of the focus has been on athletics. the track and field events where a large fork is about women being incorpor

athletic amendment, it is educational. 37 small words that say you can't discriminate on the basis of sex and if you're getting federal money. so it has wide-ranging effects but certainly in the world of athletics it means that if you are high school, if you are a public college and you're getting federal funds, you have to make sure there is equitable athletic opportunities on your campus. and so this is largely thought about and correctly so as the thing that opens the flood gates for women in sports and it certainly does. but there is a longer sport in history that goes way before title 9 which again was 1972, you have professional leagues for women in the early part of the 20th century, both black and white but certainly within the black community, you have increased athletics that led to quite a few competitive leagues and notorious in sports before title 9 was enacted. >> this year the olympics taking place in tokyo. they of course happen every four years but when do we first see women in the olympics and how did that all evolve. >> yeah, so especially, women in the olympics, a lot of the focus has been on athletics. so the track and field events were a large focus about wome

the world athletics president, announcing every olympic sport will honor qualifications that happened0 qualified for the games, a little more than half the athletes. ultimately, when will they compete to determine a spot? so many coronavirus restrictions, still a lot of uncertainty about when or even how the rest of those athletes even qualify. tennis star naomi osaka says while she's disappointed she won't be representing her country of japan this year she fully supports the decision for postponing the games. now is the time for all countries to rally together to make sure we're saving as many lives as possible. a great story for us this morning, a former nfl player turned doctor is using his presence right now in hospitals to let us know exactly what these front line healthcare workers are going through. rolle is 33 years old, former all american and rhodes scholar. he was drafted by the titans. after three nfl seasons he left the league to pursue medicine, rolle telling how his colleagues in boston are being tested right now. >> as soon as you get into the hospital, which i'm here

world athletics chief lord sebastian coe insists it's too early to decide whether to cancel the tokyoe ioc are putting them in danger. and former cardiff city midfielder peter whittingham has died aged 35. he'd beenin whittingham has died aged 35. he'd been in hospitalfor more than whittingham has died aged 35. he'd been in hospital for more than a week after suffering a head injury in an accidental fall in a pub in barry. i'll be back with more on all those stories at 2:30pm. the measures imposed by the government are designed to slow down further infection and to ease the pressure on an already stretched nhs. so, how ready is our health service? our health correspondent, nick triggle, has the details. all across the uk, people are reducing their social contact with each other to suppress the spread of coronavirus. but behind the scenes, the health service is getting prepared for a surge in cases. so is it ready? the first thing to say is that most people will only get a mild illness with symptoms passing in a few days. but a minority end up severely ill. just over 4% need hospital t

the president of world athletics sebastian coe has also called for the olympics to be pushed back. from bbc sports' katie shanahan. a lot of pressure to get some clarity on the olympics? what we are hearing is overnight, the japanese prime minister, shinzo abe has said for the first time that there is a chance the olympics will be postponed. up until now, he has been determined games should continue. all athletes over the world are starting to say they simply don't wa nt to starting to say they simply don't want to go. the international 0lympic committee might now have no option. also overnight, canada became the first major country to withdraw. the country's 0lympic became the first major country to withdraw. the country's olympic and paralympic committee also urgently called on the ioc international paralympic committee and the world health organization to postpone the games for a year. the australian olympic committee has said an australian team would not be assembled in the changing circumstances and are told their athletes to prepare for a 2021 games. meanwhile, sebastian coe

the head of world athletics sebastian coe has written to the i.o.c.president thomas bach asking for postponement he says it's not feasible and not fair to press ahead with the games with many athletes hampered by closure of the training facilities and after weeks of insisting the games are going ahead as planned tokyo 2020 president yes shearer mori admits that now considering the spine meant but he hit back at christians in that they've been disregarding the opinions of athletes are simply too little cannot deliver order occlusion it is extremely regrettable that athletes are saying we are not thinking about them without athletes there is no way lympics it is because of them that we are in agony i believe each national committee is thinking about and listening to their athletes it is important that we firmly accept these comments and don't ignore them. well sports correspondent lee wellings joins us now live fully the i.o.c. are under a lot of pressure to make that decision sooner than than 4 weeks only. yeah story and it committee have come up with

meanwhile the head of world athletics, lord coe, wrote to the president of the ioc calling for a delay, we could see mass boycott from nations around the world. canada is a massive olympic nation, and we‘ve seen it before in 2016, we had the zico virus concerns and that led to a number of athletes pulling out. the ioc need to realise that evenif out. the ioc need to realise that even if they do push on we will not be seeing anything like a full games. the australian olympic committee has already told athletes to prepare for a 2021 games. the australian olympic team could not be assembled in the changing circumstances both here and abroad. we have to look after not only are athletes and officials but also their families, who were getting concerned stop at the venues are ready and waiting but the wait looks set to get on. the ioc has given itself four weeks to decide the fate of the games. cancellation is not on the agenda, but organisers say they still hope the olympic flame could bea still hope the olympic flame could be a light at the end of this dark tunnel. australia‘s national rugb

the president of world athletics sebastian coe has also called for the olympics to be postponed.ill not be postponed. many people have been looking at this for weeks now and suggesting it simply can't go ahead but shinzo abe has been determined it should continue, and with athletes all over the world now saying they simply don't want to go, they may have no option but to postpone. sebastian coe had sent a letter requesting that the games be moved from july. he said in that letter that olympic games injuly this year is neither feasible nor desirable, and so far lots of british athletes have been tweeting. we have this from adam peaty. saying hopefully the canadian athletes pulling out will put pressure on the ioc. dina asher—smith has been saying the four week delay will put athletes at risk, which is not something she would go for. between thejohnson—thompson something she would go for. between the johnson—thompson has said something she would go for. between thejohnson—thompson has said it is very ha rd thejohnson—thompson has said it is very hard for athletes to approach the se

the outbreak, six nations rugby match was postponed and cancelled sporting events include the world athleticsne chinese grand prix. other sports across the world such as basketball, football and tennis have also been affected by the virus and there are still questions of her major sporting events such as the euros and the olympic games in tokyo. many technology events have been cancelled as well, including the mobile world conference in barcelona the individual conference in california. one of the biggest events, the london book fair was today cancelled due to coronavirus fears. many events to be affected by airline providers, cancelling flights and the ground of 150 aircraft and that is a fifth of its fleet leading tech companies including amazon and google. with me discuss all of this martin who is from mass media, the uk possible is the largest events company. people all of the country having to weigh up all of the country having to weigh up some very difficult decisions. yes and i think it is really important for the industry, which is worth £113 billion of to the uk annually to lead the

. >> and also, some of the world's greatest athletes. >>> welcome back. it's 4:45. new this morning, u.s. began withdrawing troops from afghanistan. on the terms of the deal, the u.s. has 135 days to reduce its troop presence from 13,000 to 8,600. the remains u.s. troops are supposed to leave within 14 months. the political situation in afghanistan is in chaos. the country's rival leaders were both sworn in as leaders yesterday in competing ceremonies. the ceremony was interrupted by a rocket attack by isis. at the same time his opponent was also interrupted. . . >> translator: the priority of our government is to establish a political consensus and appoint a delegation to negotiate with the taliban. >> the afghan government was supposed to begin its own talk with the taliban today but those talks will be postponed. >>> immigration advocates in san francisco protesting i.c.e. arrests made at courthouses. arrests were made at the hall of justice. now, i.c.e. says alberto ponce had three felony convictions with second degree burglary. >> this isn't just a san francisc

world. that athletes have been waiting their lives for.want to do it right. >> former stanford star and 6 time olympic medallist weighing in on twitter. support all those working to heal the sick and keep us healthy. in order to stop the spread the nfl making adjustments and shut down team facilities beginning tomorrow through at least april 8. bay area native brady introduced to the barli. like joe montana. he is switching teams late in his career. >> i was at joe's last game at candle stick park. i saw it with my friends. i'll never forget that. he was an incredible player. my quarterback idol growing up. i think life continues to change for all of us. and just having the opportunity for me to continue to play football. and i love doing. >> soccer. active on social mood ya with his stay at home challenge. posting videos-over soccer drills and tricks on twitter an. encouraging fans to tag him. stay home and improve your skills. >> my dad coached me a lot. and at the soccer camps he would do a trick of the day. and i remember back then how

aftermath of the disaster some of the region's hardest hit areas are preparing to welcome the world's top athletesnhk has learned when the first pitch of the 2020 olympics is thrown in fukushima, a special guest could be in the stands. showcasing reconstruction efforts is one of the goals of the 2020 tokyo olympics and paralympics. it's something international olympic committee president thomas bach touched upon during preparatory visits to japan. now sources tell nhk that arrangements are being made for bach himself to attend the first baseball game in fukushima city this july. the prefecture will host some of the olympics softball and baseball games while another prefecture affected by the disaster miyagi is home to one of japan's olympic soccer venues. the olympic torch relay also aims to shine a light on reconstruction efforts with the first leg starting on march 26th in fukushima. ♪ >>> tokyo had a wet tuesday here with the domestic and international outlook is jonathan oh. how are you feeling today? >> well, we are talking about some warm weather as well on top of that. probably helped out w

the virus is bring it on many countries around the world the head of world athletics sebastian coe iswritten to the i.o.c. president thomas but asking for a postponement he says it's not feasible and not fair to hold the olympics this year with many athletes hampered by closure of their training facilities a sports car suddenly wailings joins us now live good to see you as always the i.o.c. under a lot of pressure to make this decision sooner than that 4 week deadline that they've set themselves. yes give themselves the deadline of for when you could start that this issue has already. so i would expect it to come within that time more likely in the next couple of weeks because the pressure grows all 'd the time canada actually phatic resizing there are not going to nit pick station here already looking towards next year as the likelihood we're there will of course be other legends who are more following the same one also why they won't want to keep seeing what the i.o.c. and then to be doing about this and you can sense actually the agitation just creeping in to judge a pan they reall

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for the athletes of the world for them to be able to compete in the best environment and also for the games to be one in which it is safe and worry free for specter. i asked if it would be possible to consider perspiring in the games for approximately one year this weekend saying several countries signaled they wouldn't be sending teams to the event originally planned for july several input qualifiers had to be postponed as a result of the outbreak putting many athletes at a disadvantage and the increasing restrictions on global travel made even getting to the competition nearly impossible it was becoming increasingly difficult to see any way in which it could be you know this year. you know you think about it it operates on so many different levels. don't think about. just 2 levels around the world which want to train with something that you know they're not sure about whether it's going to help and they're all in lockdown many are in lockdown scenarios japan had warned that putting off the games but it's $100000

the here and now, today, march, around the world, how are athletes in italy training right now? that became the pressing issue and, jim, we saw these athletes rise up, when the international olympic committee president thomas bach didded ed nnot lev really failed them. >> of course, listen, their health is going to be primary to them. no one more so perhaps than olympic athletes trying to be at peak form here. i imagine just before i let you go, christine, next year, you move it to next year, that's the current plan, can you move all these things? the athletes schedules, the olympic villages meant to be -- they were going to turn them into apartments next year. how to you manage that? >> as will said, as we all said, never have we seen anything like this. they'll do their best. the olympics is the one thing that can pull this off. you look at citizens and say for the good of our country and our city, we want you to do this. don't move into these apartments for a year. where do those people go? maybe there is a staggering of the venues, make an olympics spread out over more time

world. for athletes to fully prepare we need to give them as much time as possible that. there are many challenges ahead including ensuring the venues will still be available to use next year but for the athletes at least there is now some clarity in the most unclear of times. well the characters elmo and cookie monster they are adored by children around the world and now they have joined the fight against the grown ups the 2 sesame street characters featured in new musical public service announcements teaching kids how to sneeze carefully and help them wash their hands thoroughly the squads are going to lowball on a variety of t.v. channels or online platforms. getting clean. here's. the back of the record company. combating the corona pandemic. where does research stand. what are scientists learning. background information and news. hour corona. coded 19 special next on d w. how does a virus spread. why do we panic and when we're. just 3 of the topics covered and a weekly radio show is called spectrum if you would like any information on the coronavirus or any other sci

world has more. >> reporter: athletes have spent years training for the games. these japanese runners will continue to do so despite the coronavirus. >> translator: i've been preparing for the tokyo games withthout thinking about whethe it will be postpononed or not. >> translator: i'm worried about what will happen from now on. all i can do is dodo what i i c. >> reporter: this swimmer won three gold medals. she told the press last month she can't imagine having the games canceled calling it a nightmare for athletes. the spread of the virus has already canceled or postponed ololympic quifyings in m many sports including wrestling, judo, and baseball. it's also impacting training schedules. many cities across japan like here in takasagi were set to welcome athletes from around the world. it was set to host a judo training camp this month, but not anymore. a team from poland was expected to train here, but it canceled because of the coronavirus. it's now planned to come in july. >> translator: we were well prepared for this training camp. it was very regrettable.

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