Due to the crisis, as a result of the corona virus are already on several major sporting events were cancelled or postponed. As the Olympic Games in Tokyo, japan. Seen in the vredestijden, and Michael Phelps, the greatest olympian of all time.
in The meantime, the 34-year-old American swimmer became the call for NBC Sports as a result of the postponement of the Games up to the summer of 2021. According to the guy with the 28 olympic medals for the athletes is mentally not easy to deal with.
“Your whole life is focused on that one moment in time,” said Phelps, who during his career was himself suffering from mental health problems. “And then you will have to deal with this blow. no, No, you can’t have a year to wait. If this had happened in my time, I would have gone completely mad from the high level of uncertainty. I mean, without words, I would have been. As in, is this a bad dream?”
“It’s difficult to get it processed to get it,” says the American. “I just think it is a big deal for all of the athletes that were there. On the other hand, I’m relieved to hear that it is still a further year, and rightfully so. But the wait just makes it very, very difficult. I really hope that we will have no increase in the frequency of suicide in addition to experience as a result. Mental health is the most important thing today. This delay has never been seen before. It was the right decision, but it is the hearts and minds of the athletes, however, may be broken.”
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