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Hockey Gold Medalist Hayley Wickenheiser Calls IOC's Tokyo Plan 'Irresponsible'

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The International Olympic Committee announced Tuesday that it plans to continue with the 2020 Summer Games in Tokyo as scheduled from July 24 through August 9 in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.

However, at least one International Olympic Committee's Athletes' Commission member is against that sentiment.

Former Team Canada hockey player and four-time gold medalist Hayley Wickenheiser tweeted Tuesday she believes moving forward with the Games as currently planned is "insensitive and irresponsible given the state of humanity":

"I think the IOC insisting this will move ahead, with such conviction, is insensitive and irresponsible given the state of humanity.