U.S. women's national team star Megan Rapinoe has said she is optimistic the rescheduled Tokyo Olympics will be able to go forward this summer.
The Olympics were scheduled for last summer in Japan but were forced to be postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.
As vaccination campaigns get up and running worldwide – some slower than others – there is still some doubt as to whether the Olympics will take place this summer, but the 35-year-old believes the competition will indeed happen.
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"I'm really looking forward to it. I'm actually really optimistic that we can pull it off and make it really safe," Rapinoe said on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.