Athletes find motivation as countdown to Tokyo Olympic games enters homestretch

David Lekuta Rudisha of Kenya celebrates winning the men's 800 metres final during the 15th IAAF World Championships at the National Stadium in Beijing, China August 25, 2015. [REUTERS/David Gray]

Thursday was originally set to be the eve of the athletics competition at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

Now, of course, athletes have 12 more months to wait before track and field action gets underway in the Japanese capital.