美国奥运官员说，因为冠状病毒，2020年奥运会应该推迟

美国奥运官员说，因为冠状病毒，2020年奥运会应该推迟

The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee has endorsed a delay in the start of the 2020 games in Tokyo because of the spread of deadly coronavirus.

由于致命的冠状病毒的传播，美国奥林匹克和残奥会已经同意推迟2020年东京奥运会的开幕时间。

"It's more clear than ever that the path toward postponement is the most promising, and we encourage the IOC to take all needed steps to ensure the Games can be conducted under safe and fair conditions for all competitors."

“比以往任何时候都更清楚的是，推迟奥运会这条路是最有希望的，我们鼓励国际奥委会采取一切必要措施，确保奥运会能够在安全和公平的条件下为所有参赛者举办。”

Earlier, International Olympic Committee member Dick Pound said he believed the Tokyo Summer Olympics will be postponed .

早些时候，国际奥委会成员迪克·庞德说，他相信东京夏季奥运会将被推迟。

Pound, a longtime and influential IOC official, said the details have not yet been finalized. But he told NPR's Tom Goldman that the 2020 Games will be pushed back.

庞德是国际奥委会一位长期有影响力的官员，他说具体细节还没有最终确定。但他告诉NPR的汤姆戈德曼， 2020年奥运会将推迟。

"They have to discuss very carefully and very thoroughly with the Tokyo organizers and the Japanese government," he said, adding that there are "an awful lot of moving parts that have to be taken into account if you're postponing something as incredibly interconnected as the Olympic Games."

“他们必须非常仔细、非常彻底地与东京奥组委和日本政府进行讨论，”他说，并补充说，“如果你要推迟像奥运会这样非常相互关联的事情，就必须考虑到大量的变动因素。”

Pound said that issues to work out include whether the facilities for the Games will still be available, whether other sporting events can be shifted, and whether the cost for postponing the Games would be shared.

庞德说，需要解决的问题包括奥运会的设施是否仍然可用，其他体育赛事是否可以转移，以及推迟奥运会的费用是否将由各方共同承担。

He added that it's become clear that the pandemic "is not going to go away in a matter of the few months that we hoped."

他补充说，很明显，疫情“不会像我们希望的那样在几个月内消失”。

This would be the first time the Games have ever been postponed. Previously the games were canceled in 1916 for World War I, and in 1940 and 1944 during World War II.

这将是奥运会第一次被推迟。此前，奥运会在1916年因第一次世界大战而取消，1940年和1944年因第二次世界大战而取消。

Calls have been building for the IOC to push back the games. Many athletes say they have had trouble training normally under current restrictions, and qualifying events in some sports have been canceled.

要求国际奥委会推迟奥运会的呼声越来越高。许多运动员表示，在目前的限制下，他们很难正常训练，一些项目的资格赛已经取消。

Canada has said it will not send its athletes to the Olympics or Paralympics this summer. Australia told its athletes to prepare to participate in the Olympics in 2021.

加拿大表示，将不会派遣本国运动员参加今年夏天的奥运会或残奥会。澳大利亚告诉本国运动员准备参加2021年的奥运会。

USA Gymnastics is the latest national governing body to ask for a postponement of the Tokyo Summer Olympics.

美国体操协会是最新一个要求推迟东京夏季奥运会的国家管理机构。

On Sunday, the IOC said it was starting to look into scenarios for "modifying" the current plans for the Games, which are scheduled to start on July 24.

周日，国际奥委会表示，它已开始考虑“修改”当前奥运会计划的方案。本届奥运会计划于7月24日开幕。

On Monday, after months of insisting that the Olympics would go on as planned, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe conceded that it was possible the games might be postponed.

日本首相安倍晋三周一承认，奥运会可能会推迟。此前数月，他一直坚称奥运会将按计划举行。