#ICYMI: Italian, Australian Olympic Leaders on Coronavirus

#ICYMI -- In Case You Missed It ... Sometimes the best stories don't get the attention we think they deserve. Here are our staff picks for articles this week they really want you to know about..

CONI Leader Commends Italian Athletes

(ATR) Titled Italy With You the video begins with Italian Olympians declaring: "We are not the strongest, we are not the fearless, we are not the fighters."

The short, inspirational video quickly transitions to hospital scenes and the athletes proclaim that the doctors, nurses and staff in the ambulances and intensive care units are "our heroes" providing care and hope. Each Italian athlete says "Grazie" to those working tirelessly on the frontlines.

Italian Olympic Committee president Giovanni Malago praised his country’s athletes – including Alpine skier Federica Brignone, volleyball player Ivan Zaytsev and swimmer Federica Pellegrini who appeared in the video – for their powerful message and contribution to the fight against COVID-19.

"It is an unbelievable success here in our country and for many nations it is an example, a symbol and for other national Olympic committees, they are thinking to prepare something similar," said Malago, also an IOC member.

For the rest of the story, click here.

ATRadio with AOC chief executive Matt Carroll

(ATR) The effect of the coronavirus pandemic on sport is being felt in even the most remote corners of the globe. In Australia, professional sports leagues has put their seasons on hold while the nation’s Olympic hopefuls are sorting out what the postponement of the Tokyo 2020 Games will mean to their aspirations.

Matt Carroll, CEO of the Australian Olympic Committee, talks with Around the Rings Editor Ed Hula about the challenges for Australian athletes posed by the corona virus and the change in dates for Tokyo 2020.