Course of the second half of the IOC marathon The best choice in the field visit 7:03 on December 5
Regarding the Tokyo Olympic marathon held in Sapporo, the IOC = International Olympic Committee intends to visit the site next week and make the best choice for courses beyond 20 km that have not been decided by this board of directors Showed.
Based on the Hokkaido Marathon course, the Tokyo Olympic marathon course to be held in Sapporo has been decided to set a 20km course on the first lap.
However, after the second lap, the Organizing Committee wants to make one more round of the agreed course and make a total of “two laps”, whereas the international competition group World Land Federation has made a seven-kilometer course three laps. Proposed to be "4 laps" in conjunction with the 1st lap, we decided to continue discussions.
In this regard, IOC's Director Kit McConnell, who made it clear that the coordination between the Organizing Committee and the World Land Federation continues, “Because you can make a better choice by clearly knowing the area around the course, I would like to inspect the site with both parties and decide on the best course, ”he said.
As for the additional costs associated with the change to the venue in Sapporo, IOC's Christophe Dubi Olympic general manager stated that there would be almost no cost to local governments for utilizing the existing Hokkaido Marathon courses. He said, “Organizational expenses are basically borne by the organizing committee.” On the other hand, it was made clear that there is an idea that IOC will bear the additional staff and expenses required for accommodation.