Taking advantage of the knowledge of the Rugby World Cup for six months until the Tokyo Olympics

Until the Tokyo Olympics half a year Rugby World Cup knowledge on January 24 18:46

The Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Organizing Committee has decided to use its knowledge of the Rugby World Cup, which had three games canceled due to a typhoon, in response to an emergency during the Games.

At the Rugby World Cup, tournament rules prescribe that if a match in the first league cannot be played on the scheduled date, it will be canceled.

However, Minami Uchida, Director-General of the World Cup Organizing Committee, who responded at the main operation center, responded to an interview with NHK by the international headquarters organizing the tournament immediately after Typhoon No. 19 on October 6. He was asked to consider how he could run the match, and said, "I never expected it."

However, "Since it is a tournament once every four years, it is a fantastic stage for fans from all over the world and a sunny stage for players, it is natural that the power to play games will work as much as possible and it is an obligation to consider it "He said at the time.

A note from the meeting at that time stated that the meeting was held frequently on the morning of October 8 and that the priority to consider in order to play the match was to ensure safety, then run the match, and then put in the audience. This shows that the top priority was given to the safety of players and spectators, and alternative game venues, transportation methods for players, staffing, etc., were being considered for the management of the game.

The International Headquarters held an extraordinary board meeting, decided not to hold the two matches on the 12th, and held a press conference with the Organizing Committee on the 10th to announce the first stop in the history of the tournament.

Regarding the situation at the time, Director Uchida said, `` It is a tournament where all the parties concerned have been united and prepared hard, and the game was stopped, and the pressure of `` What if we made the wrong decision? '' I think we were able to make the best decision. "

Within six months until the Tokyo Games, the key to the success of the Games is how well the stakeholders can have a common understanding of emergency response in advance and be ready for the Games.