Olympic officials are denying a report the Tokyo games may be cancelled. Heddle and McBean won Olympic gold medals in 1992 and 1996 in the coxless pair and double sculls respectively. Only about 50 per cent of the approximately 11,000 Olympic hopeful athletes have qualified for the Games. A woman wearing a protective mask to help curb the spread of the coronavirus walks near a banner of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. I think the Olympics athletes have rallied and have been part of their communities."

Source: CBC News January 22, 2021 22:49 UTC