The unprecedented decision to postpone the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics by one year amid the spread of the coronavirus has highlighted the impotence of Japan's sports community.Although the decision was finalized at a lofty political level, it only happened after individual athletes forced the hand of sports federations and national Olympic committees abroad. And while that was happening, the voice of the host country's sports world was all but mute.On March 24, the night the official decision to postpone was made, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Olympic organizing committee President Yoshiro …READ FULL ARTICLE
