Track and field meet next month Full-scale reopening in Hokkaido Japan Land Federation June 11 21:42
Amidst the spread of new coronavirus infection, sports competitions in Japan and overseas have been canceled or postponed one after another, and the Japan Athletics Federation will hold four competitions next month in Hokkaido with top middle and long-distance domestic players also participating. Then, the announcement will be made, and major competitions will resume in earnest.
On track, every summer, multiple races are held in various parts of Hokkaido, where top middle and long distance players also participate.
This year, Japan has continued discussions on whether it can be held due to the spread of infection, but the Japan Federation of Athletics Federation will hold four medium and long distance competitions in Hokkaido with Shibetsu City, Hokkaido on the 4th of next month as the first game. Announced.
The first round and the second round in Fukagawa City on the 8th will be held with no audience, but the third round of Abashiri City on the 15th and the fourth round of Chitose City on the 18th will be the situation of the venue I will decide whether or not to enter the audience in the future.
The JAAF has requested refraining from holding major competitions by the end of this month, and the competitions have been postponed or canceled since April, and this competition will be a full-scale restart.
The Hokkaido Athletics Association, which hosts the tournament, said, “We will hold this event as a precursor to the resumption of the competition. We will maintain a system that prevents clusters from occurring in the athletic field while minimizing the risk of infection, while working with the athletic field that has stopped. I emphasized the idea of thorough infection control.