Tokyo Olympic Games launch marathon Rising swimming schedule does not solidify

The general schedule of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic race schedule was approved by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Board of Directors on 18th. From the 24th of July to August 9th of the opening ceremony, 339 events, the largest number of 33 events in history, will be held. The marathon and the race where there is a possibility of being carried out in the intense heat started earlier than the plan at the time of the candidacy.

The marathon was scheduled to be 30 minutes earlier than the original plan, 7:00 am for men, 50 kilograms for men's race was 1.5 hours earlier than 6:00 am, and golf started 2 hours earlier at 7 am.

The full-scale competition after the opening ceremony starts with the 25th shooting and ends with the men's marathon etc. on August 9. Saturday August 1st in the middle of the tournament is called "Super Saturday" and many final events such as a new class of judo mixing groups are arranged. Considering the balance of popularity in Japan, it became an arrangement order that badminton and table tennis final do not overlap as much as possible.

From domestic broadcasting stations that pay broadcasting fees, requests were made that "I want popular competitions in the second half of the event". As a result, baseball became the back of 'softball, baseball', the wrestling schedule fell behind schedule at the time of planning.

However, the schedule of the third event (swimming, dive, artistic swimming) using the same venue was not solid. The biggest cause is the start time of the swimming finals. IOC requested by the NBC broadcasting agency requested the start of the morning, but the International Swimming Federation and the Japan Swimming Federation opposed "not the first player". IOC 's coordination chairperson will pay attention to how to judge.

The volleyball to be held at the Tokyo Seaside Department is supposed to have a schedule until 11:30 pm, and if the competition is prolonged, measures such as extending the last train are necessary. The organizing committee explained that "the schedule may change as a result of consideration of traffic conditions, etc." (Maeda Daisuke)