Swimming: USA have announced new dates for Olympic trials


Swimming: USA have announced new dates for Olympic trials

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As we all know that the Tokyo Olympics have been postponed. Most of sports events have been rescheduled or postponed due to coronavirus pandemic. The Tokyo Olympics will held next year from 23 July, 2021 to 8 August, 2021 and Paralympics will be held from 24 August, 2021 to 5 September, 2021.

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On Friday, USA swimming released the new dates for the swimming team trial from June 13, 2020 to June 20, 2020. Earlier, it was originally scheduled from 21th June 2020 to 28th June 2020.The trials will held in CHI Health Centre Omaha,in Omaha, Nebraska.

“We are incredibly thankful to the USOPC, NBC, the Omaha Sports Commission, the Metropolitan Entertainment & Convention Authority and every other partner involved in successfully moving an event of this magnitude to new dates that will best prepare our team to succeed in Tokyo in 2021,” said USA Swimming Chief Operating Officer Mike Unger in an official statement

All over the world around 17,26,977 are tested positive and 1,04,923 people have died due to COVID 19. Around 3,90,522 people have been recovered from the coronavirus.

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