Olympic test grand meeting incident Organizing committee concerned about operation and involved in coordination

In a bid-rigging case related to the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics test competitions, a former executive of the organizing committee said, ``I was concerned that a company with know-how in managing test competitions would raise their hand in all competitions. I learned from interviews with people involved that he was talking to those around him.

The Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office and the Fair Trade Commission are believed to be investigating the suspicion that the Organizing Committee was actively involved in pre-order coordination in order to facilitate preparations.

The Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office and the Special Investigation Department of the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office have justified the suspicion that the Organizing Committee has been involved in collusion between bidders regarding the bidding for work related to the test competitions ordered by the Organizing Committee of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games. By the 28th, the Trade Commission had searched the headquarters of six companies, including advertising giants Dentsu and Hakuhodo, that had participated in bidding on suspicion of violating the Antimonopoly Act.

The suspicion of collusion stems from 26 bids that the organizing committee held in 2018 to select contractors to plan test events for each sport. Interviews with people involved have newly revealed that he was talking to people around him, such as "I was worried that a company with know-how in tournament management would raise their hand in all competitions."

In addition, the IOC (International Olympic Committee) was urging them to proceed with preparations for the test competition as scheduled.

It is also known that the Organizing Committee had asked Dentsu for cooperation to create a list of companies that were expected to participate in the bidding, and the Special Investigation Department and others were trying to ensure that the Organizing Committee would proceed smoothly with preparations for the test tournament. Therefore, it seems that they are investigating the suspicion that they were actively involved in pre-order adjustments.