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Michael Phelps urges athletes to seek help to beat stress

Updated on: 08 April,2020 09:01 AM IST  |  Los Angeles
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The International Olympic Committee took the historic decision to postpone the Tokyo Games by 12 months as Olympic hopefuls found it harder and harder to train with sports and facilities shut down by the pandemic

Michael Phelps urges athletes to seek help to beat stress

Michael Phelps

We kind of know exactly when it's going to come, and our bodies are ready for it, and then we have to wait," he said. "The biggest thing now is everybody to look at this as an opportunity, an opportunity for another year, fine-tuning some small things that are going to help you make a big difference." Phelps, who has detailed his own battles with anxiety and depression, had already voiced concern that the stress of postponement could take a toll on the mental health of athletes.



"If you are in a spot where you need help, to reach out and ask for help," Phelps said of the advice he is offering. "It was something that was very difficult for me to do."

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