IOC Bach Chairman "Postponement of Olympics and Para will increase burden of several tens of billions of yen" April 13 13:31

With the additional cost of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games postponed by one year due to the spread of the new coronavirus, IOC = Bach Bach of the International Olympic Committee believes that the burden on the IOC will be tens of billions of yen. Revealed.

IOC President Bach said in an interview with a local German newspaper Welt on Wednesday the additional costs of postponing the one-year Tokyo Games.

Bach said the total cost was "impossible to say right now," and said, "The Japanese side will continue to cover the costs, as agreed to host the 2020 Games, and the IOC will undertake its share. It is clear that we will face an additional burden of $ 100 million, "he said, saying that the burden on the IOC would be tens of billions of yen.

Also, depending on the convergence of the new coronavirus infection, the Tokyo Conference could be postponed for another year, and the possibility of holding it in 2022, "I clearly show that the Japanese side cannot postpone after next summer. We need to ensure that all competition venues are available and we need thousands of people to continue working, "he said.

He added, "I am confident that we will be able to solve all the complexities and have a great tournament."