While most of the American public is asked to stay indoors amid the coronavirus pandemic, Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium took the opportunity to let some of its penguins explore the other side of their glass exhibit. A now-viral video shows the flightless birds wandering the aquarium, looking around at the fish and other fixtures of the space.
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AOC preparing for Tokyo Olympics to go ahead as planned | ABC News
The Australian Olympic Committee is preparing for the Olympic Games to go ahead as planned on July 14 despite the coronavirus threat, saying the International Olympic Committee is not living in an “Olympic bubble”.
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Time to accept inevitability of 2021 Tokyo Olympics
One by one, some of the world’s grandest sporting events have fallen or faded away to a later spot on the calendar.
March Madness. The Masters. Baseball’s opening day.
On Tuesday, at least four more huge spectacles were taken down by the coronavirus: the French Open tennis tournament and Kentucky Derby horse race were both postponed until the fall, while soccer’s biggest continental championships — the Euros and Copa America — won’t be played until next year.
Which brings us to the biggest event of all.
Get ready for the 2021 Tokyo Olympics.
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The Fina Development Programme Helps Divers Fulfil Their Dreams
Since June 2019, the FINA Development Programme has awarded 20 scholarships to divers from all over the world. The athletes train at the FINA Development Centre located in one of the largest indoor venues for aquatics sports in the world, the Aquatics Palace in Kazan, Russia. Thanks to the FINA Development Programme, Siddarth Bajrang Pardeshi from India and Alexandra Mancia Aguilar from El Salvador are able to pursue their dream of the Tokyo Olympics. Find out what the young athletes say about the programme.
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Quarantine Dryland Workout for Swimmers
I team up with @tyson_strength to bring you a great little circuit that you can do during isolation and practicing social distancing. Let us know how you find it and if you would like another workout next week?
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ILS Postpones 2020 Lifesaving World Championship (LWC) until 2021 or 2022
The ILS has considered the worsening position in Italy, Europe and around the world which has deepened considerably in recent days. In the interests of the health and well-being of all participants of our events, the ILS has decided that the Lifesaving World Championships 2020 will not take place in September 2020 and will be postponed until 2021 (or even 2022). The facts that support the decision of ILS Crisis Management Group established to manage this issue are contained in the following letter:  Covid-Letter-19-03-2020.pdf Read ILS
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City Of Sydney Cancels Events And Shuts Down Its Gyms, Aquatic Centres And More Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
The City of Sydney council has announced that they will be cancelling or postponing all non-essential events and in-person meetings as well as closing off some facilities amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Facilities like gyms and aquatic centres will be closed while restricted hours are being placed on libraries and community centres in a bid to encourage people to practice social distancing.
Speaking in a statement to news.com.au, Lord Mayor Clover Moore said that these changes were not made lightly but were necessary for the safety of those living in Sydney.
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Sarah Sjöström’s Glute Burner Home Exercise
Home Glute Burner Exercise brought to you by Olympic Champion, Sarah Sjöström.
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Coronavirus fears leave Olympic torch plane virtually empty
Tokyo 2020 officials did not fly to Athens to fetch the Olympic torch amid fears around coronavirus.
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