China News Network, March 27th. According to the Tokyo Olympic Organizing Committee website, the Tokyo 2020 Extension Special Working Group was established. The goal of the Special Working Group is to determine the date of the Olympic Games in 2021 as soon as possible. Tokyo's 2020 Olympic Organizing Committee Chairman Mori said that the specific dates for the postponed Olympics are "making a perfect decision".
It is reported that the special working group responsible for the macro-control of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and the extension of the Paralympic Games held its first meeting on Thursday (March 26) to carry out future activities that have never been involved by the Olympic Committee before. Prepare for work.
Two days after the announcement of the Tokyo Olympics extension decision, Yoshiro Mori, chairman of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Organizing Committee, said in a speech at the inaugural meeting of the special group: "This morning I learned from the press that IOC Chairman Thomas Bach said that we are meeting For an unprecedented challenge, indeed, this is exactly what we will face. "
On March 25, in Chuo-ku, Tokyo, an electronic screen in an office building that originally displayed the countdown to the Tokyo Olympics was posted “under adjustment”, and the original scheduled dates for the Olympic Games below were also blocked.
He also said that regarding the specific dates of the postponed Olympic Games, "making a perfect decision is crucial": "Simply speaking, our seven years of work have come to a standstill, and now we want to get our work back on track. We want seven years It ’s very difficult to stuff work into six months. We now have to prepare alternates one step at a time, and this is not a simple package. Making perfect decisions is crucial. "
"We must first determine the dates of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, and we cannot do many things if we are not sure about them," said Muto Toshiro, CEO of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics Organizing Committee.
At the same time, Muto stressed that ensuring and maintaining countless competition facilities is equally important, not just for the 43 venues. These venues will be temporarily closed for hosting the Olympic Games. From volunteers to hospitality to security and ticketing, these issues must be resolved. With thousands of contracts currently signed, resolving them is not as simple as tearing them up.
Tokyo Olympic Stadium.
Muto revealed that solving these problems requires a lot of expense. He said: "We need to ensure facilities. Not only the stadiums, but also the Olympic Village, training sites, storage and more. We need to know whether they will continue to be competent when they are needed next year. This will also produce The extra cost, we think it will be a lot of money. We are dealing with the postponement of the Olympic Games, which has never happened before and the task is arduous. "
Yoshiro Mori also said that the Tokyo Olympic Organizing Committee and the International Olympic Committee will take the lead, and future work requires cooperation between all stakeholders, including the government, sponsors and athletes.
Muto added: "The International Olympic Committee tells us that hosting the 2020 Tokyo Olympics is a record, and we hope to write a new record again with the new plan we are working on." (End)