Alexander: Why a delayed Olympics benefits the athletes

In light of the International Olympic Committee finally doing the right thing Tuesday by pushing the Tokyo Olympics back a year to 2021, let’s let Brenda Martinez describe why the world’s athletes were insistent on a postponement.
“There’s just too much of a risk for people,” she said. “And I think a lot of athletes are just stressing out way too much, and that takes away from their training.”
Martinez, 32, is a world-class middle-distance runner from Ra