US football star Lloyd calls Tokyo postponement 'right call'

US footballer Carli Lloyd planned to call time on a spectacular career after Tokyo 2020 -- but now that plan is on hold.

Lloyd, a two-time women's world player of the year and a two-time World Cup winner, scored the goals that delivered gold to the United States in two Olympics.

The 37-year-old said the decision to push back the Games, originally scheduled to run July 24-August 9, to 2021 was the right one in the face of the coronavirus pandemic.

"This is bigger than sport, it's bigger than an Olympics," Lloyd said in a television interview after the International Olympic Committee announced the postponement on Tuesday.

"I definitely think it's the right call.

"Disappointed, but I think for the safety of everybody, it's definitely the best thing," she said, adding: "You get another year to prepare for Olympics, time to get better, more fit."