National men's judo team coach Kosei Inoue said he is staying the course in the battle against the coronavirus pandemic and subsequent postponement of the Tokyo Games, while also keeping tabs on his Olympic representatives.
"It's a tough, frustrating time for everyone, I'm putting up with it all," Inoue told Kyodo News in a recent phone interview. "We are recalculating the schedule and cramming as much as we can into it."
Inoue said since athletes cannot use a dojo for training while Japan is in a state of emergency due to the coronavirus, he has asked his judoka to practice at home. The All Japan Judo Federation suspended practice in late February as infections began to spike across the nation.