23 days to the opening of the Tokyo Olympics in one year One of the biggest challenges is new corona measures

One day will be 23 days until the opening of the Tokyo Olympics. The biggest challenge is the new corona measures. July 22, 6:25

The Tokyo Olympics, postponed to next year, will be open on the 23rd, and it will be another year.
The biggest challenge for the event is the countermeasures against the new coronavirus, and the key to the event is how to ensure safety and security in a simple competition.

The Tokyo Olympic Games, which were postponed for one year, will be held in the same venue and competition schedule as this year for 17 days from July 23 to August 8 of the following year. More players will participate.

The organizing committee that manages the tournament said, “The biggest issue is whether the people of the world can come to Japan and be convinced to open a safe and secure tournament.” The biggest challenge is how to deal with the new coronavirus that continues to spread.

There are a wide range of necessary measures, such as quarantine measures for the entry and exit of athletes and related persons from overseas, establishment of a medical system such as vaccines and therapeutic agents, PCR tests, and practice environment, accommodation, transportation, and competition management.

The Organizing Committee, beginning from September in a manner that led the government measures conference by the three parties of the government and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, is the idea you want to summarize the major measures in the prospect of the end of the year.

On the other hand, the simplification of the tournament will reduce the additional cost, which is expected to be hundreds of billions of yen, so the items to consider are more than 200 such as reducing the number of participants involved, lowering the service level, and reducing the audience. Therefore, we will focus on about 50 items of high importance, and we plan to show the overall picture of additional expenses in autumn.

With the postponement for the first time in history and simplifying the tournament, how to ensure safety and security from the new coronavirus is the key to the event.

Tournament Organization Committee Chairman Mori

One year before the opening of the Tokyo Olympics, Chairman Mori of the Games Organizing Committee responded to an NHK interview.

Based on the infection situation of the new coronavirus, Chairman Mori states that IOC = International Olympic Committee has the authority to make a decision to hold the tournament, and if the current situation continues, it will not be possible, but it will continue for another year. He said that he did not think that the development status of vaccines and therapeutic agents would be an important factor in making decisions.

The number of new people infected with the new coronavirus was confirmed to be 237 in Tokyo on the 21st, and the number of people worldwide has exceeded 200,000 per day.

Under such circumstances, Chairman Mori of the Organizing Committee responded to the question, "Is it possible to hold the event even if the current situation continues?" ..

He added, "The authority to make decisions is the IOC. It would be difficult if we answered those hypothetical questions, and I don't think this situation will last another year."


In addition, as an important factor to judge, "I think the corona will converge. Specifically, the first point is that vaccines and drugs have been developed." ..

And if it couldn't be held next year, he said, "We have decided until 2028, such as the Winter Beijing Games in 2022 and the Paris Games in 2024. It is probably impossible for Paris to give up." I got the idea that is difficult.

Regarding the feasibility of simplifying the tournament and reducing the number of spectators as a countermeasure for infectious diseases, "Reduction can not be done mechanically with "Easy to say". When doing it, for example, if the audience is only Japanese. , "I see," I have no choice but to reason."

Furthermore, regarding the unaided audience, after recognizing that they are not considering it at present, “If you can only do that, you have to think about it. May come."

In addition, Chairman Mori said, "Whether the Olympics can be done or not is "whether humanity can win the corona"," stressing the significance of the event, and coordinating with the government, Tokyo, etc. I showed the idea to proceed with the examination.