Next year's Tokyo Olympics New competition schedule announced July 17 21:24
The Tokyo Olympics, which were postponed to next year, were all decided to be held at the same venue and schedule as this plan, and a new competition schedule was announced.
This was announced by the Organizing Committee of the Games at the IOC=International Olympic Committee General Assembly on the 17th.
The Tokyo Olympics were postponed for one year due to the spread of the new coronavirus infection, and next year, it will start on July 23, one day earlier than this year, and will be the record 33 sports in 17 days until August 8. We are planning to hold 339 events.
The Organizing Committee decided that it would be possible to use all the same venues, athletes' villages, and other facilities during this year's tournament as it was during this year, so it decided to do it on the same schedule as this year, and it will be held in some competitions. Announcing a new timed competition schedule.
Of these, Sapporo will be the venue for the marathon and racewalking, after the ceremony to give a bouquet of flowers locally, the awards ceremony will be held at the National Stadium in Tokyo. Marathons will be awarded medals during the closing ceremony.
With the new competition schedule decided, the Organizing Committee plans to refund tickets to people who have difficulty watching the Olympic Games due to the postponement of the Games after this fall.
Negotiations on how to use venue compensation etc. continue
Although all facilities such as the competition venues will be available during the next year's tournament, negotiations will continue on how short the preparation and removal of temporary objects will be and how compensation will be given for postponement. It means that no facility has yet signed a new agreement to use the venue.
Among them, many of the facilities that have already received reservations for next year or are expected to be used, such as Tokyo Big Sight and Makuhari Messe, which are one of the leading event venues in Japan, are demanding a shorter period of use at the event. ..
For the Organizing Committee, one of the challenges is how much the facility can be used to simplify the operation and reduce additional costs without affecting the reliable operation of the tournament.
Corona measures and additional costs
Secretary-General Muto of the Organizing Committee of the Games reported during the IOC General Assembly on measures and simplifications for the new type of coronavirus, which is a future issue, and additional costs.
Regarding the countermeasures against the new coronavirus, the government, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, and the Organizing Committee will hold a countermeasures meeting, and from the fall onward, will include immigration control, a thorough inspection system and a medical treatment system, and He showed the idea of comprehensively considering measures such as accommodation and transportation.
Regarding the simplification that accompanies postponement of competition, while maintaining the basics of competition and athletes up to now, we will reduce the number of participants of related parties and review services in all fields, and report the examination results in September. In addition to making a presentation at the Coordination Committee, the additional cost will be clarified in the fall of this year in consideration of simplification.