Athletes' training set back after virus delays Tokyo Olympics

Lockdowns make finding training venues and taking part in trials more difficult

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U.S. track and field athlete Paul Chelimo, left, and British table tennis player Kim Daybell. (Photo courtesy of Xendurance and International Table Tennis Federation)

KAORI YOSHIDA and NAOYUKI TOYAMA, Nikkei staff writers

NEW YORK/SAO PAULO -- One of the consequences of the novel coronavirus pandemic was the forced postponement of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics by one year, which has also made it difficult for athletes to keep training due to travel restrictions and for Olympic trials to take place as scheduled.

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