Negotiations for the Olympic marathon in Sapporo and races to change schedules December 1 0:24
As for the Tokyo Olympic marathon and race schedules in Sapporo, the Organizing Committee will show the proposed changes to be concentrated on the last 5 days or 4 days in addition to the existing plans that are dispersed. , I found out that I was negotiating with an international competition group.
Regarding the Tokyo Olympic marathon and racewalking that will be held in Sapporo, the Organizing Committee wants to show the competition schedule and course at the IOC Executive Board meeting on December 4th in order to get ready as soon as possible.
However, there are disagreements with international competition groups. Of these, the Organizing Committee wants to implement the same plan as the previous five-day event with the marathon and racewalks distributed in the middle and end of the tournament. On the other hand, international competition groups insist on a plan to concentrate on three days until the final day of the competition.
Under such circumstances, the Organizing Committee also found out that it was negotiating with a proposal to concentrate on 5 days or 4 days until the final day.
On the other hand, for marathon courses, it is agreed that the departure and arrival point will be “Odori Park” in the center of Sapporo City, but the competition group has proposed a circuit course of about 6 laps, while the Organizing Committee The association strongly demands a two-lap circuit that can be easily used for a half marathon after the competition.
The officials of the Organizing Committee have heard that they will not be able to make concessions as soon as they have moved to Sapporo due to a difficult decision.