5-Time Olympian Kerri Walsh Jennings on the 2020 Olympics being postponed

03/30/20 • 18 min

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Three-time Olympic gold medalist and beach volleyball player Kerri Walsh Jennings says postponing the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo because of the coronavirus pandemic was "the right decision." Speaking with "CBS This Morning Saturday" co-host Dana Jacobson, Walsh Jennings says it was almost a relief to hear the games would be delayed. Walsh Jennings said she will compete in 2021, her sixth Olympic Games.

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(Please note this podcast was recorded the morning of March 27th, 2020)

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