FILE PHOTO: 2016 Rio Olympics - Swimming - Katie Ledecky (USA) poses with her Olympic 800m freestyle gold medal - Olympic Aquatics Stadium - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 12/08/2016. REUTERS/Marcos Brindicci
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Fears that training disruptions due to the COVID-19 pandemic will lead to sub par performances at the Tokyo Games are overblown as many athletes will emerge from lockdowns stronger than ever, five-time Olympic champion Katie Ledecky said.
Like many athletes, the 23-year-old's training regime for the Games was upended when pools had to be shut down to control the spread of the virus that has claimed the lives of more than half a million Americans. The pandemic also led to the Olympics being delayed by a year.
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