Marathon and racewalking in Sapporo JOC Chairman Yamashita “Watching the discussion” October 24, 15:21
Regarding the proposal of the IOC = International Olympic Committee to move the Tokyo Olympic marathon and racewalk to Sapporo, JOC = Chairman of the Japanese Olympic Committee Yasuhiro Yamashita said, “We will watch over the discussion and consider what we can do.” did.
JOC Chairman Yamashita, vice-president of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games Organizing Committee, responded to the reporters' interview at the Chiba Prefectural Office visited on a courtesy morning.
Among them, President Yamashita arrived in Doha, Qatar to attend the Olympic Committee's general meeting on the 16th of last week regarding the proposal of the IOC = International Olympic Committee to move the marathon and racewalk venue to Sapporo as a measure against the heat wave. When I did it, I revealed that I knew it in the press.
Mr. Yamashita said, “Surprisingly, I was surprised. Many athletes were not able to run to the end of the marathon in the world in Doha. Is very heavy. "
On top of that, he said, “I want to discuss what I can do as a JOC by watching the discussions, as I will be discussing at IOC meetings in Tokyo starting next week.”