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UK athletics chair says 2020 Olympics date should be postponed

Nic Coward, the chairman of UK Athletics, has said that the 2020 Olympics should be postponed as holding them in July would put too much pressure on the system. A number of other sports boards have made similar requests, claiming the decision to hold the Olympics so soon would be irresponsible and dangerous.

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