The opening and closing ceremonies of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics will be held here. In addition, some track and field and football events will also be held here.
China News Service, December 22 (Beijing time) On the 21st, according to Kyodo News, relevant persons of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games revealed on the 21st that the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympic Games were postponed to next summer due to the spread of the new crown virus. The committee plans to increase the budget ceiling by 3.5 billion yen to 16.5 billion yen (approximately 1 billion yuan).
Kyodo News wrote in the report that with the postponement of the Olympics, the content of the performance needs to be adjusted.
It is reported that due to the abbreviation of the Olympic Games, it is expected that the artistic part will be compressed and the increase in costs will be suppressed as much as possible.
This is the second time that the budget ceiling for the opening and closing ceremonies has been raised.
For the first time last February, the main content of the plan and performance was finalized, and the necessary project time was proposed with an estimate. It is expected to exceed the estimated 9.1 billion yen in the Olympic bid document, so it increased to 13 billion yen.
Earlier, at the IOC Executive Committee meeting held in October, IOC President Bach told the media that the Tokyo Olympic Organizing Committee had submitted an accurate report and made good progress. It is expected to be reduced by 280 million US dollars. Operating budget.
Based on the agreement reached by the Tokyo Olympic Organizing Committee and the International Olympic Committee Coordinating Committee, more than 50 specific measures will be taken to save costs as much as possible.
Progress has also been made in responding to the new crown epidemic, adding more measures, including possible vaccines and rapid testing tools.
Bach pointed out at the time that although there are still about 10 months left according to the Tokyo Olympics and it is impossible to predict the actual situation at that time, large-scale sports events can now be held and he is more confident next year.
In addition, with the increase in response measures to the epidemic, the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo Olympic Organizing Committee are also confident that the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics next year will be held as scheduled and will maintain the format of the opening ceremony, but the specific content may be adjusted.
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