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    The Tokyo Olympics Are On — For Now — As Athletes Train Through The Uncertainty

    The Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics were delayed a year by the coronavirus pandemic. Now, there's as much uncertainty as there was a year ago. The athletes are doing their best to focus on their training.
    by Tom Goldman Mar 02, 2021 6 minutes
    Joe Delagrave (c) is co-captain of the USA Wheelchair Rugby team. The squad was practicing at a recent training camp in Birmingham, Ala. at the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Training site.

    It appears, with less than five months to go, the Tokyo Olympics will happen.

    Organizers continue to insist the Games that were postponed last year, are on, despite lingering uncertainty.

    Tokyo and other parts of Japan remain under a state of emergency because of the Coronavirus. And with the pandemic still not under control in many parts of the world, questions remain about whether Japan should host the global sporting event.

    For aspiring Olympians, it's the latest challenge as they try to focus on a goal that's been a moving target for nearly a year.

    Trying to train, and not fret

    On an early February morning in Flagstaff, Ariz., there were a couple feet of fresh snow and roads were still a bit icy.

    So American middle distance runner opted for some indoor treadmill work. Quigley specializes in the steeplechase – it's a 3,000 meter, seven-and-a-half lap run with hurdles and a water pit to navigate. She was eighth in the event at the

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