Plans for U.N. address by refugee athlete for Olympic truce shelved

A planned U.N. address by a refugee athlete at its vote for an Olympic truce for the 2020 Tokyo Games was called off due to a scheduling conflict, a U.N. source said Saturday.The International Olympic Committee was asking the United Nations to allow such a speaker at the General Assembly next week, and the world body was likely to agree, according to a source associated with the Olympics.The Japanese government had backed the IOC's request.But it became difficult to schedule the address, as more speeches are now being planned for the gathering than expected, the U.N. source said.The planned…READ FULL ARTICLE