Governor Kumagai of Chiba Prefecture told the Games Organizing Committee about an event called "Surfing Festival" that will be held for spectators throughout the eight days at the venue in Ichinomiya Town, Chiba Prefecture, where the surfing competition of the Tokyo Olympics will be held. , Showed the idea of seeking measures to reduce the risk of infection.
The Tokyo Olympics surfing competition is scheduled to be held on the Tsurigasaki Beach in Ichinomiya Town for 8 days from the 25th of next month, and even if the competition is not held due to wave conditions, the watching ticket will not be refunded, but throughout the 8 days , "Surfing Festival" was scheduled to be held at the venue.
At this event, the establishment of a space where people could eat and drink and various events using the stage were being considered.
However, after the postponement of the Tokyo Organizing Committee, the details of how it will be implemented have not been shown, so the prefecture has confirmed with the Organizing Committee of the Games, but the final policy has not yet been clarified. about it.
Regarding this, Governor Kumagai admitted to the reporters that he was communicating with the Organizing Committee about the event, and said, "Since Ichinomiya Town, etc. in the local area is also concerned, the Organizing Committee should minimize the risk of infection. I would like to ask the citizens of the prefecture to take measures in a way that can be explained. "