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Coronavirus Causing Concern Among Athletes

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Coronavirus Causing Concern Among Athletes
Coronavirus Causing Concern Among Athletes
Coronavirus Causing Concern Among Athletes

READY TO RESPOND TO THEVIRUS, AMID AN ESCALATINGGLOBAL TOLL AND ANINCREASINGLY URGENTINTERNATIONAL RESPONSE.

ASTHE VIRUS FANS OUT ACROSSASIA, EUROPE AND THE MIDDLEEAST -- MORE THAN 80,000CASES REPORTED WORLDWIDE.IN JUST FOUR MONTHS..OLYMPIC ATHLETES FROM AROUNDTHE WORLD... WILL FLOODTOKYO FOR THE 20-20 SUMMERGAMES.

THERE HAS BEENGROWING CONCERNS ABOUT WHATIS BEING DONE TO PROTECTTHEM..

AND THE GAMES.2 WORKS FOR YOU'S KATIEKELEHER FOUND SOME OKLAHOMAATHLETES ... WHO ARE BEING... WHO ARE BEING AFFECTEDBY THE OUTBREAK.

KATIE?THE O-U MEN'S GYMNASTICSTEAM IS ONE OF THE BEST INTHE COUNTRY.

HEAD COACH MARKWILLIAMS SAYS A COUPLE OFHIS ATHLETES ARE PLANNING TOCOMPETE IN WORLD CUP'S INDIFFERENT COUNTRIES INMARCH.

BUT... THEY'RE NOWEITHER RE-THINKING GOING ORBEING EXTRA CAUTIOUS IF THEYDO.MARK WILLIAMS, HEAD COACH,OU MEN'S GYMNASTICS"They're definitely reachingout to athletes.

And, youknow, maybe changing someplans at competitions thatthey can even go to." JAPANHAS 870 CONFIRMED VIRALCASES THE INTERNATIONALOLYMPIC COMMITTEE SAYS,DESPITE CONCERNS FROM SOMEMEMBERS, THE TOKYO GAMESWILL GO ON AS PLANNED.HOWEVER, THE OLYMPIC TORCHRELAY, WHICH IS SUPPOSED TOSTART MARCH 26, COULD BESCALED DOWN.Dick Pound, Senior Member,International OlympicCommittee:And we're proceeding on thebasis that that is ourdefault position.

It won'tchange unless the publicauthorities, healthauthorities make it clear insome binding fashion thatthis can't occur." PRESIDENTTRUMP ANNOUNCED AT A PRESSCONFERENCE WEDNESDAY THATVICE PRESIDENT MIKE PENCEWILL LEAD THE U-SGOVERNMENT'S RESPONSE TO THECORONA VIRUS.

AND PLEDGESTO SPEND WHATEVER ISNECESSARY TO FIGHT IT.SAYING THE COUNTRY ISALREADY TAKING PRECAUTIONS.PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP "Wehave been at a very highlevel screening peoplecoming into the country frominfected areas, we have inquarantine those infectedand those at risk.

We have alot of great quarantinefacilities." AS THE OLYMPICSAND OTHER TOURNAMENTS ANDCHAMPIONSHIPS GET CLOSER,WILLIAMS SAYS THEY'LL LETTOP ORGANIZATIONS MAKE THECALL ON IF ATHLETES CANTRAVEL INTERNATIONALLY ORNOT.COACH WILLIAMS "We forge on,trying to be prepared to go.And I guess we'll find outwhat happens in the worldand how much the coronavirus spreads throughoutother nations and how muchit might effect the TokyoOlympics."THE OLYMPICS ARE SET TO OPENON JULY 24TH.THE OLYMPICS ARE SET TO OPENON JULY 24TH.THE PARALYMPICS OPENS ONAUGUST 25TH.

KATIE KELEHER,2 WORKS FOR YOU.

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