In Tokyo, where a state of emergency is declared, there are moves to cancel events scheduled during the period of the declaration.
"Shibuya / Omotesando WOMEN'S RUN" is an event for female runners who run a 10km course such as Omotesando and Meiji Jingu starting from Yoyogi Park, and is scheduled to be held on the 25th with about 4000 runners participating. It was.
However, it was decided to cancel on April 21, when the Tokyo Metropolitan Government requested the government to issue a state of emergency, saying that the safety of participants and tournament staff should be given top priority.
It is said that it has already cost nearly 50 million yen because we were preparing for the tournament, such as installing a signboard for traffic regulation on the running course, but the sponsorship fee was not paid due to the cancellation of the tournament, so at the moment It is expected that the deficit will be about 8 million yen.
The tournament has been canceled for the second consecutive year, following last year, and the tournament executive committee wants to consider whether a portion of the entry fee already paid by the runners can be refunded.
Takeshi Ito of the executive committee said, "Since it was decided to cancel after all the preparations for the tournament were completed, it was very difficult financially and I am really sorry for the runners who were looking forward to running. I have no choice but to do my best to hold the tournament next year. "
In addition, there are a series of events that are decided to be canceled in response to the state of emergency, and an event where you can enjoy food and alcohol from the United States, Africa, and the Caribbean, which was scheduled to be held from May 1st to 5th in Kabukicho, Shinjuku. Has also decided to cancel.