Marathon and racewalking in Sapporo The first lap of the course is agreed. IOC Board of Directors December 4, 18:33
Regarding the Tokyo Olympic marathon and racewalking in Sapporo, the Organizing Committee announced that it has agreed with an international sports organization to set up a 20km course on the first lap based on the Hokkaido Marathon course. did. However, after the second lap, we will continue to discuss and conclude by the middle of this month.
On the other hand, the competition schedule is to change the conventional plan and concentrate on 4 days from August 6 to 9th on the last day of the tournament.
In addition, the IOC Board of Directors has approved the “Odori Park” in the center of Sapporo as the starting point for marathons and racewalks.