Research on the Impact of the Tokyo Olympic Postponement on Athletes’ Mental State under the COVID-19 Epidemic

In 2020, the postponement of the Tokyo Olympics was rare, making plenty of athletes surprised and anxious. Examining how athletes feel after the postponement is important since it greatly impacts their psychology. Thus, this paper chooses this topic to research and seek ways to help athletes deal with their problems. This paper uses the literature survey and interview survey. The result part contains the basic impact of the postponement on the world and the impact on the athletes. Then, this paper deeply examines their psychological problems and the cause of their problems. This paper mainly discusses how to deal with athletes’ problems and gives some advice to sporting companies and sports competitions. Finally, the paper will use the knowledge gained in the sports management courses to devise a solution to this problem, hoping this paper could provide some ideas to help athletes and give overall expectations for the future Olympic Games.