Tokyo Olympics Triathlon etc. to consider ahead of competition time October 17th 4:49
Concerns about the high water temperature even at triathlons and open water swimming at the IOC Coordination Committee from 30th of this month, when it was decided to move the marathon and racewalk venue to Sapporo as a countermeasure against the heat of the Tokyo Olympics From the results, it was found that the start time of the competition will be considered one to two hours ahead of schedule.
Triathlon and open water swimming are both held at Odaiba Beach Park in Tokyo. In August, in addition to the water quality, the players said that the water temperature was high. It was.
(Photo: Players falling after finishing at the Tokyo Olympics test competition)
The start time of the two competitions has already been advanced from 10 am to 7:30 pm for triathlon individual events and open water swimming from 9:00 am to 7:00 am from the invitation stage plan. We requested that the start time be further advanced, and it was found that the advancement will be considered for about 1 to 2 hours at the coordinating committees such as the IOC and the Organizing Committee from 30th of this month.
However, for triathlons, if it is difficult to solve problems such as water temperature and water quality, there are plans to change the venue as well as marathons and racewalks, and the official said, `` Change in venue is not zero. '' Talking.