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FILE - In this April 4, 2016, file photo, Team Canada's Hayley Wickenheiser wears her silver medal after losing 1-0 to Team USA in the gold medal game at the women's world hockey championships in Kamloops, British Columbia. Regional Olympic officials are rallying around the IOC and have backed its stance on opening the Tokyo Games as scheduled. Their support comes one day after direct criticism from athletes amid the coronavirus outbreak. “I think the IOC insisting this will move ahead, with such conviction, is insensitive and irresponsible given the state of humanity,” said Wickenheiser, a four-time Olympic hockey gold medalist from Canada. (Ryan Remiorz/The Canadian Press via AP, File)

FILE - In this April 4, 2016, file photo, Team Canada's Hayley Wickenheiser wears her silver medal after losing 1-0 to Team USA in the gold medal game at the women's world hockey championships in Kamloops, British Columbia. Regional Olympic officials are rallying around the IOC and have backed its stance on opening the Tokyo Games as scheduled. Their support comes one day after direct criticism from athletes amid the coronavirus outbreak. “I think the IOC insisting this…

March 18, 2020

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Olympic leaders back IOC's Tokyo stance after rare criticism
March 18, 2020 6:25 p.m.

Olympic leaders back IOC's Tokyo stance after rare criticism

GENEVA (AP) — Regional Olympic officials are rallying around the IOC and have backed its stance on opening the Tokyo Games as scheduled, as direct criticism from gold medalist athletes built amid the coronavirus outbreak.