Olympians without Olympics: Baylor track & field deals with IOC postponement

Junior pole vaulter KC Lightfoot competes Larry Wieczorek Invitational on Jan. 18, at the University of Iowa Recreation Building in Iowa City, Iowa. Photo courtesy of Darren Miller | hawkeyesports.comBy Matthew Soderberg | Sports Writer

The postponement of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics altered athletes on the world stage, and both current and former Baylor student athletes were also afflicted by the ramifications of the decision.

Baylor track and field head coach Todd Harbour said the delay was expected once everyone realized how harshly COVID-19 was affecting the world.

“When they canceled our season, I felt like the Olympics would be [too],” Harbour said. “I knew they were going to try to hold on…