The Minister for the Olympic and Paralympic Games Marukawa met with Sebastian Coe, chairman of the World Athletics Federation, who is visiting Japan, and expressed his intention to work together on measures against the new coronavirus toward the success of the Tokyo Games.
The Minister for the Olympic and Paralympic Games Marukawa met with Sebastian Coe, chairman of the World Athletics Federation, who is visiting Japan at the joint government building in Nagata-cho, Tokyo on the afternoon of the 7th.
In this, Minister Marukawa expressed his gratitude for the efforts of the Japan Association of Athletics Federations to take measures against the new coronavirus, and said, "I would like to work together to protect the athletes and protect the Japanese people and lead the tournament to success." He expressed his desire to work together for the success of the tournament.
In response, Chairman Ko said that he visited the marathon test tournament held in Sapporo on the 5th and said, "I think it was a wonderful operation. I think that the corona measures have been tested in various ways, but it went well. I was impressed. "