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USA Gymnastics Calls For Olympics Postponement After Athlete Survey

USA Gymnastics became the latest organization to call for a postponement of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics on Monday, tweeting the recommendation after a survey of its athletes.

62% of the athletes surveyed by USA Gymnastics reportedly favored a postponement of the Olympics.

"After considering the responses from athletes who participated in our survey & the 62% who were in favor of delaying the Games, we are adding our voice to the chorus advocating for postponement," USA Gymnastics tweeted on Monday. "We are grateful to have our athletes’ insight and input to guide this decision."

USA Gymnastics is the latest American organization to call for a postponement of the 2020 games.