LONDON — The professional International Swimming League (ISL) will fund its contracted athletes through to next year's rescheduled Tokyo Olympics with monthly payments from September, the series announced on Friday. It also plans a five-week combined training and competition event from Oct 14 to Nov. 17 this year at a location to be decided and subject to developments in the COVID-19 pandemic. Hungary's 2016 triple Olympic gold medallist Katinka Hosszu told Reuters the 'Solidarity Program' would provide peace of mind for many swimmers at a time of uncertainty with some countries in lockdown as they battle the new coronavirus. "For us athletes, it's really important to get over this period of time and everyone will be able to prepare for next summer," she said.

Source: International New York Times April 03, 2020 12:00 UTC