After the announcement of the postponement of the Tokyo Olympics to 2021 because of the coronavirus pandemic, the time has come to anticipate the consequences of this major decision. IOC President Thomas Bach warns: postponing the 2020 Olympics will require "sacrifices and compromises on the part of all parties" (organizers, IOC, international federations, athletes, etc.).
During a telephone press conference, Mr. Bach also announced the creation of a taskforce to assess the various consequences of the postponement of the Olympic Games, a first in peacetime since the edition. inauguration of the Games of the modern era in 1896. Thomas Bach pointed out that the question of an outright cancellation of the Games had been "put on the table".
“Of course, the question of a cancellation was discussed and studied, but it was very clear from the start that the cancellation of the Olympic Games was never a priority, because our mission is to organize the Games and make the athletes' dream is possible, ”said Thomas Bach.
Olympic Village apartments to be vacated later
Concerning the partners of the Olympic Games, Mr. Bach indicated that it was "logical that the sponsors of the Tokyo Olympic Games in 2020 retain their rights even if these Games are organized in 2021". Asked about the Olympic Village, Thomas Bach said that it was "one of the thousands of questions that will have to be answered".
The village must accommodate 11,000 athletes. In any event, it will have to postpone for several months the use of equipment that the Organizing Committee must then release, such as the apartments in the Olympic Village which must accommodate 11,000 sportsmen before being sold. According to the site promoters, 4,145 apartments must be sold. Of the first batch of 940 homes put up for sale in the summer of 2019, most have already found a buyer, according to local press.
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