Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Games were delayed until next year and now are scheduled to take place from July 23 to August 8 2021.

The International Olympic Committee announced the postponement of Tokyo 2020 in March 2020.

Vincent, who will be 25 in March, stated that it was the correct decision to make in an interview with the Toronto Star.

"I definitely had a lot of hopes and dreams and I still do," said Vincent.

"It was a target date in my mind for a lot more than four years, something I've been looking forward to since I got into sport, so definitely there was a bit of disappointment.

"It was the right decision - I don't think there's any denying that - but just in terms of wrapping your head around it.

"You waited 24 years for one moment and then now it's postponed.

"I think it just took some time to really just try to let go."

Vincent is one of Canada's top gold medal prospects at Tokyo 2020, having won the women's C2 500 metres world title in 2018 and is regarded as one of the best sprint canoeists in her category.

Canada won four gold, three silver and 15 bronze medals at the Rio 2016 Olympics, one of their best performances to date at a Games.

Meanwhile, Canadian heptathlete Georgia Ellenwood, was initially in denial that the Games would be cancelled, but soon adapted to the limitations of the pandemic.

"It was weird because way back in March, I was saying there's no way they would cancel the Olympics," said Ellenwood.

Despite many withdrawals, she registered for the Multistars event in Italy, but soon realised the danger of travelling during the pandemic, accepting the situation. 

"Everyone except me and one other girl had dropped out of the event.

"I was thinking I'm going to compete alone in a very dangerous environment, or I'm going to go home and keep myself from getting sick and I think that was probably when I was like, I can't hang on to this any longer."

Vincent continues to be confident that the Games will go ahead as scheduled next year and is staying confident about her medal chances.

"It's going to be a weird year, but we're going to have races," she added.

"There's still an opportunity to be an Olympic champion, and there's plenty of time to sort things out.

"It means being adaptable moving forward.

"Try to be good team-mates and make sure that we're all working together towards the same goals...keep taking the strokes to get you a bit faster and stronger."