Tokyo Olympics Marathon Sapporo Proposal for Race Walks 4th IOC Coordinating Committee Meeting begins November 1 at 12:28

IOC = International Olympic Committee's proposal to move the Tokyo Olympic marathon and racewalk venue to Sapporo, the IOC Coordinating Committee on the last day, the four-level talks by the top class began at noon . Attention will be paid to what kind of judgment is made by Governor Koike in Tokyo, with the IOC having final decision authority that implementation in Sapporo is a decision.

The plan to move the marathon and racewalking venue proposed by the IOC as a countermeasure against the heat of the Tokyo Olympics to Sapporo will be discussed in the IOC Coordinating Committee. Governor Koike, chairman of the organizing committee of the event, and the minister in charge of the national Hashimoto Olympics and Paralympics started a four-party talk.

In the discussions until October 31, Tokyo presented the possibility that Tokyo could be held in Tokyo, asked the IOC to explain the scientific basis for judgments about the background and heat so far, and even when moving to Sapporo Indicates ideas that do not bear the burden.

However, in the host city contract between IOC and Tokyo, etc., if there is a problem that cannot be solved by the Coordinating Committee, it is stated that the IOC will make a final decision, and implementation in Sapporo is a decision. It is unlikely that the IOC claim will be overturned.

The four-party talks, which will be the final forum for discussion by the top class, are to be held open to the press, and what kind of judgment is the Governor Koike of Tokyo who asked the IOC for a convinced explanation? It will be noticed whether you defeat.