Concerns about holding the winter sports organization Tokyo Olympic postponement in the same year April 24 21:09
With regard to the Beijing Winter Olympics, which will take place half a year after the Tokyo Olympics, which was postponed in 2021, there is concern over the financial and strengthening effects of the winter sports organization that will be held.
Due to the spread of the new coronavirus infection, the Tokyo Olympic Games were postponed for one year, and the Beijing Olympic Games in the winter of 2022 will be held in the same year, just six months after the Tokyo Games.
On the 24th, JOC interviewed a sports organization in the winter such as skiing and skating at a video conference about the impact and issues.
According to the JOC, there are voices expressing concern about financial and strengthening due to the fact that multiple sports organizations hold summer and winter tournaments in the same year.
Specifically, there are concerns and concerns such as "Is the budget concentrated on the summer competition held in my country?" Or "Is it possible to affect the use of the National Training Center, which is the base for strengthening top athletes?" It was sent.
At JOC, we will continue to share information with competition groups and work with related organizations such as the Sports Agency so that we can secure sufficient reinforcement costs and practice environments for winter competitions.