IOC coordinating committee starts Marathon and racewalking Sapporo discussion plan October 30 17:17
The Coordinating Committee of the IOC = International Olympic Committee, which discusses the plan to move the Tokyo Olympic marathon and racewalk to Sapporo, began in Tokyo on the 30th. While IOC's implementation in Sapporo is a decision, Governor Koike in Tokyo insists on implementation in Tokyo, and it will be noticed how it will be settled.
IOC wanted to avoid the same situation at the Tokyo Olympics as a result of the fact that many athletes such as marathons were unable to complete the race at the world championship in Doha, Qatar. A proposal to move the racewalk venue to Sapporo, where the temperature is lower than Tokyo, was proposed this month.
The IOC, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, the Organizing Committee for the event, and the IOC Coordinating Committee, which will be discussed by the four members of the country, started in Tokyo on the 30th to the 3rd.
Regarding this proposal, the IOC Coordinating Coordinator chairman has shown a strong stance that it is a decision for the IOC, while Governor Koike insists on implementation in Tokyo and the two sides are in conflict. .
When the Organizing Committee conducts in Sapporo, the marathon course is limited to a part of the plan that starts at the Sapporo Dome proposed by the IOC, and the period in which the dome can be borrowed is limited. Using the existing Hokkaido Marathon proposal starting and ending at Odori Park, we are identifying issues.
During the less than 9 months until the start of the tournament, it will be noted how the unusual proposal of changing the venue made by the IOC will be settled.
Ninety percent of the opinions against Tokyo are against changing the venue
IOC = International Olympic Committee announced that Tokyo Olympic marathon and racewalking venue will be moved to Sapporo, Tokyo, the day after the announcement, from 17th to 29th of this month by phone or email 1425 It means that opinions were sent.
Among them, there were 909 opinions indicating the intention or disapproval of the proposal to move the venue from Tokyo to Sapporo.
In this,
▽ 89 opinions showing their intention to agree to the change to Sapporo,
▽ There are 820 opinions that indicate the intention to change to Sapporo, and 90% of the opinions were negative.
Someone who expressed his opposition expressed his opinion that he wanted to see a marathon in Tokyo, and that if he changed to Sapporo, his tax and test competition would be wasted.
On the other hand, the city also conducted an urgent questionnaire survey on the Internet on the 22nd and 23rd of this month for 2060 residents.
When I asked what I thought about changing the marathon and racewalk venue from Tokyo to Sapporo,
▽ 732 people in favor
▽ "None" is 670 people,
▽ "Opposite" is 658 people,
“Yes” exceeded “No” by 35.5%.
However, with regard to the process related to changing venues that had been carried out without being informed by the capital, etc., 1566 respondents answered 766% of the total.
Furthermore, when the venue was changed to Sapporo, we asked who should pay for the event, and 50.3% of the respondents answered “IOC”.
Measures against the heat that the city has advanced
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has been working on measures against heat for athletes and spectators because of the fear of the heat from the Tokyo Olympic marathon and racewalking.
Among these measures, we were promoting the development of “heat-shielding pavement”, which is supposed to lower the surface temperature of roads, for marathon and racewalking courses.
This pavement is scheduled to be completed by next year's tournament, which means that as of the end of July, about 80% of the Tokyo road used as a marathon course has been completed.
In addition, in order to increase the shade in the marathon course, we devised a roadside tree along the roadside and nurtured large branches and leaves.
On the other hand, as measures for the audience, alongside the course, there is a rest room with a cooler and a device that sprays mist-like mist, and distributes goods that can cool the neck using a cooling agent. We were considering measures on both sides of the software.
According to the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, such heat countermeasures have been promoted in cooperation with the Organizing Committee while receiving advice from experts from the IOC = International Olympic Committee in terms of medical care.
In addition, as of the 3rd of this month, Bach Chairman of IOC was evaluating the heat countermeasures that have been carried out in Tokyo.