The Latest on the effect of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: ___ A group representing track and field athletes has called for the Tokyo Olympics to be postponed because of the coronavirus outbreak.
The Athletics Association's statement comes a day after the International Olympic Committee set itself a four-week deadline to decide on a delay.
Athletics Association president Christian Taylor and vice president Emma Coburn say “we’re imploring the IOC to announce the postponement of Tokyo 2020 Olympics much sooner than in four weeks’ time.” Taylor is a long jumper and Coburn is a runner.
Both competed for the United States at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics. The group says more than 4,000 athletes have responded to a