Marathon / Racewalk Sapporo Relocation “Direction with IOC Coordinating Committee from 30th” October 17th, 12:11
As the IOC = International Olympic Committee announced a plan to move the marathon and racewalk to Sapporo as a countermeasure against the heat of the Tokyo Olympics, Secretary General Muto of the Organizing Committee said, “We can't spend too much time.” As stated, the IOC Coordinating Committee from 30th of this month showed the prospects that the direction will be settled.
IOC announced on March 16 that it is considering moving the marathon and racewalk venue to Sapporo as the temperature during the tournament is 5 to 6 degrees lower than Tokyo as a countermeasure against the heat of the Tokyo Olympics.
On the 17th, Secretary General Muto of the Organizing Committee said that the time when the proposal to move from IOC to Sapporo was presented to NHK's interview was “very recently”, “IOC strongly demands athlete first. On the other hand, I have to think about the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, which has been preparing for it.
After that, he said, “I can't spend too much time and I can see the answer,” and moved the venue to Sapporo at the IOC coordinating committee meeting in Tokyo from 30th of this month to 1st of next month. The direction of whether or not is shown.
In addition, Secretary-General Muto showed a policy of discussing with the Tokyo Metropolitan Government and Sapporo City in front of the Coordinating Committee, and the Organizing Committee not only handles watching tickets that have already been sold by lottery, We will quickly identify operational issues such as transportation.