The Tokyo Olympics / para postponed task is Yamazumi March 25 5:43

Due to the worldwide spread of the new coronavirus, the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics will be postponed for about one year for the first time in the history of the Games. In addition to operations such as fixing specific schedules and securing facilities and human resources, the Games There are many challenges in the field of competition, such as the selection of the main players.

Following the worldwide spread of the new coronavirus, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has postponed the one-year postponement of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games agreed with President Bach and Prime Minister Abe at an extraordinary meeting on April 24. approved.

So far, players and officials have been preparing for the 2020 Games seven years ago, overcoming various difficulties. Then, preparations for the rapid pitch will be advanced again.

However, there are many issues to wait for.

First of all, on the operation side, it is necessary not only to consolidate the spread of the new coronavirus, which is a major premise of the event, but also to set a concrete schedule as soon as possible.

It is also a challenge to secure facilities and human resources that are closely related to the schedule, handle tickets and athlete villages, and how much the increase in tournament expenses due to postponement can be suppressed.

On the other hand, there are many issues related to the players who play the main role in the tournament.

Athletes will be forced to review how to handle the national selection system, including the treatment of athletes who have already been nominated as representatives, and review the strengthening strategy that has peaked at the Olympics once every four years. .

Whether it can lead to the success of the Tokyo Games, which was postponed for the first time in history, or have no experience for everyone involved, including the IOC, the International Paralympic Committee, the Games Organizing Committee, their respective sports organizations and athletes. The year begins.

The tournament management

If the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics are to be held by the summer of next year, there are a number of difficult issues in the operation of the Games.

The main challenges are the convergence of the spread of the new coronavirus, the schedule, the availability of facilities and personnel, the handling of tickets and athletes' villages, and the cost of the tournament.

収束 Convergence of the new coronavirus The major premise is the convergence of the spread of the new coronavirus infection.

The officials of the tournament believe that the postponement of the year will not allow the corona to converge, but the postponement is reasonable, but it is uncertain how far the treatment will be established.

▽ Schedule It is also a difficult task to determine a specific schedule given the prospect of virus convergence.

If the schedule of the event is not decided, the venue and human resources will not be secured and the players will not be ready.

In the summer of next year, the international championships of the Olympic Games, such as the European Championships in Football, the World Championships in Swimming, and the World Championships in Athletics, will be overwhelmed. We are considering a schedule change.

On the other hand, there are growing concerns about the Olympics being held in mid-summer, when athletes will be exposed to the harsh heat, and it will be noticed when the Olympics will be held next summer.

確保 Securing facilities and human resources In preparation for the restart, it is necessary to secure facilities that can be used again, such as 43 competition venues and the Tokyo Big Sight, a media coverage base.

In addition, there is a possibility that it will be difficult for fourth-year college students to join the competition volunteers who have recruited 80,000 people, so it is necessary to reconsider whether to recruit again.

▽ It also affects tickets and citizens of the Olympic Village.

One of them is the handling of tickets. Almost 4.48 million tickets have already been purchased in the Olympics alone, and approximately 5.80 million tickets have been purchased including "School Cooperation Tickets" for schools and children nationwide.

The Organizing Committee has stated to those who have these rights that they "want to consider ways of giving due consideration," while considering how to respond to those who are no longer visible due to schedule changes, including refunds. .

In addition, some of the Olympics in Harumi, Tokyo, which will be remodeled after the tournament and become condominiums, have already begun selling, and there is a concern that there will be a delay in moving in as early as the spring of 2023.

▽ Tournament Expenses And what is likely to be a major issue is tournament expenses.

The effects of resetting tournament preparations, such as the relocation of facilities mentioned above, are putting pressure on finances in various places.

Labor costs were also an issue, with the organizing committee's staff reaching 8,000 at the time of the tournament scheduled to be reduced to approximately 1100 by October after the event.

The Organizing Committee has set the total cost of the Tokyo Games including the Organizing Committee, Tokyo Metropolitan Government, and the government at ¥ 1.3 trillion, and separates it from this by ¥ 27 billion in preparation for unexpected situations. Of "expenditures," but may exceed these planned expenditures.

The candidate file for inviting the Tokyo Games includes, "If the Organizing Committee runs out of funds, the capital will make up, and if the capital is not enough, the government will make up for it." However, how to deal with the new cost burden including IOC is an issue.

The representative nominated players

For the players who will be the main players in the tournament, how to handle the national selection system, including the handling of players who have already been hired as representatives, and for the players, a strengthening strategy that has peaked at the Olympic Games once every four years There are a lot of issues, such as the need to review the issues.

According to NHK's summary, 104 Japanese athletes have been selected as representatives by the 24th at the Olympics and 46 at the Paralympics by the 24th.

Among them, the total number of Olympic athletes was expected to be about 600, the highest ever.

This year, the postponement of the Tokyo Games by about one year has been confirmed, and what should be done with the players who have already been nominated as representatives, and whether to recreate the selection system that has been shown several years before the tournament in early sports, etc. , It is necessary to decide whether to reconsider the mechanism involved in selecting the representative players, which is fundamental to the tournament.

Players also need to rethink their reinforcement strategies.

Athletes aiming for the Olympics and Paralympics are developing strategies to meet the "peak" condition every four years.

While calculating the number of days up to the tournament, we will carefully understand which scheduled overseas and domestic tournaments to participate in and experience the actual battle, during that time, where and where the training camp will be held, what kind of training and how to train, etc. I am going to the big stage while making a plan and correcting it sometimes.

The postponement of the Tokyo Games will require a "reshuffle" of these strategies and plans.

The Olympic and Paralympic Games, the world's best sporting event, featuring the “best players” in each country and region.

The challenge is how the postponement of the first ever tournament will affect player selection and performance.