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USA Track and Field Calls for Tokyo Olympics To Be Postponed, CEO Says

Max Siegel, the CEO of USA Track and Field, has sent a letter to the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee to push the International Olympic Committee to postpone the upcoming 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo.

At the moment, IOC president Thomas Bach remains firm in the plan to start the Tokyo Games as scheduled on July 24.

The letter was shared on social media on Saturday morning.

The full letter from Siegel to USOPC CEO Sarah Hirshland can be read below:

"Dear Sarah:

I am writing to share USA Track & Field's (USATF) position regarding the uncertainty surrounding the upcoming 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan.