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USA Gymnastics Plans to Ask for 2020 Tokyo Olympics Postponement Amid COVID-19

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USA Gymnastics will join the list of governing bodies calling for a postponement of the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

According to the Associated Press' Will Graves, USA Gymnastics said it conducted a survey of its athletes, finding 62 percent of the respondents are in favor of moving the Olympics back.

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@USAGym USA Gym says obviously there would be NO Trials if/when OLY is postponed. Says they would still like to hold championships but when might not be known for months.

Although the International Olympic Committee has yet to make a final decision, IOC member Dick Pound told USA Today's Christine Brennan the Games are likely to be postponed.