The client of Chinanews.com, April 24. It has been one month since the decision to postpone the Tokyo Olympics. According to the Kyodo News reported on the 24th, the Tokyo Olympic Committee and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) are preparing for the Olympics in July Preparations were made for the opening, but the IOC has shown a negative attitude towards the costs incurred by the extension, and consultations may be delayed for a long time.
Data Map: On March 25th, in the central area of Tokyo, Japan, an electronic screen originally showing the countdown to the Tokyo Olympics was posted as "Adjusting", and the original Olympics holding date below was also blocked.
Tokyo Olympic Organizing Committee Secretary-General Toshihiro Muto said in an online interview on the 23rd: "The position of the Olympic Organizing Committee is to prepare for the Tokyo Olympics. To promote its success, all efforts will be made." For the additional costs associated with the extension, he He expressed his intention to step up the assessment and also emphasized that “it is necessary to provide a transparent explanation to taxpayers.”
Prior to this, the Tokyo Olympic Organizing Committee and the IOC had reached consensus on the 16th meeting on the competition venues and schedule to follow the original plan. The Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games has begun negotiations to ensure the venues and facilities of the competition. In May, the preparation schedule will be summarized and the new crown epidemic strategy will be written in the new operation plan.
The report said that the additional cost of the extension is expected to reach hundreds of billions of yen, and Muto said that it will continue to negotiate with the IOC. Tokyo Olympic Organizing Committee Chairman Yoshiro Mori has pointed out that the IOC burden is "impossible to be completely zero". However, the IOC has a negative attitude towards the burden, and consultations may also be delayed for a long time. (Finish)