The new expenses for “Sapporo Relocation” are the organization committee and IOC

The new expense for “Sapporo Relocation” will be paid by the Organizing Committee and IOC November 8 at 17:48

As a general rule, the Organizing Committee of the Games and the IOC = International Olympic Committee will bear the newly generated expenses such as the provision of temporary facilities necessary for the Tokyo Olympic marathon and the relocation of Sapporo to the racewalk venue. I showed the policy.

The Organizing Committee, Sapporo City, and Hokkaido first held a discussion between practitioners in Sapporo City on the 8th.

In this, the Organizing Committee has indicated a policy that the expenses arising from the relocation of the marathon and the racewalking venue in Sapporo will be borne by the Organizing Committee and the IOC in principle for expenses arising from the development of temporary facilities and the operation of the event. It was.

On the other hand, Sapporo City and Hokkaido are supposed to bear the expenses of the part that the government normally performs such as road repairs.

In addition, Secretary General Muto of the Organizing Committee is considering the starting point for marathons and racewalking.
▽ Odori Park in the center of Sapporo
▽ “Sapporo Dome” proposed by IOC
▽ We visited three places in "Maruyama Park", the starting point of the Sapporo International Half Marathon.

The inspection revealed that the Sapporo Dome has a narrow entrance and requires renovation, which increases costs, and that Maruyama Park has undulations around it, making it difficult as a racewalk venue.

On the other hand, Odori Park, which is the starting point of the Hokkaido Marathon and is being studied the most powerfully, has a beer garden that has become a summer feature at the same time as the Olympics. I will consider it.

The Organizing Committee is aiming to obtain the approval of the venue at the IOC's board meeting in December, and Secretary General Muto stated that “the starting point for the marathon and the race must be decided first” He showed his intention to quickly fix the landing point.

Governor Koike "Operation is decided by the Organizing Committee"

Governor Koike, Tokyo ’s governor at the Tokyo Olympics marathon and the relocation of the racewalking venue in Sapporo, said at the press conference on the 8th, “The operation itself is the part decided by the organizing committee. = I think it will be decided in cooperation with the International Federation and IOC = International Olympic Committee. "