General use of the Tokyo Olympic and Para venue “Ariake Tennis Forest Park” resumes November 7, 18:44
The renovation of the facilities in Tokyo's Koto Ward, which will be the venue for tennis at the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics next year, is almost over, and public use has resumed for a limited time from the 7th to the end of next month.
“Ariake Tennis Forest Park” in Koto-ku, Tokyo will be the venue for tennis and wheelchair tennis at the next year's Tokyo tournament.
The renovation work was completed by the end of last month, with some exceptions. Among them, the Ariake Coliseum, the center court of the facility, was newly equipped with a space for watching wheelchairs and the outdoor court was renewed.
In response to this, the public use of the court resumed on the 7th, and many people visited the new 9 outdoor courts from the first day and enjoyed tennis.
A woman in her 50s said, “I am thrilled to be able to practice on the courts played by top players famous at next year's Olympics.”
“Ariake Tennis Forest Park” will be available for general use until the 30th of next month. After that, temporary courts and spectator seats will be prepared for the Tokyo Games, which will not be available again.
19 facilities in the city cannot be used after next spring
For the next year's Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, 19 facilities in the city, such as Tokyo Metropolitan Park, will become official training venues for athletes both in Japan and overseas, and will not be available to the general public from next spring.
Of these, “Yoyogi Park” in Shibuya Ward will be an athletics training venue, and from 7 May to 15 October next year, the athletics field and soccer / hockey field will not be available.
In addition, “Konomori Seaside Park” in Koto Ward is a 7-person rugby practice venue, and rugby practice grounds will not be available from July 2 to August 5 next year.
The Wakasu Seaside Park in the same Koto Ward is also a triathlon bike practice venue, so cycling roads will not be available from May 7 to the end of September next year.
In order to excite the momentum for the Tokyo Games, the city wants to provide opportunities for Tokyo residents to watch athletes practice during periods when facilities are not available.