It turned out that the FINA, which hosts the FINA, has indicated that it wants to cancel the diving World Cup scheduled in Tokyo this month, which doubles as the final qualifying for the Tokyo Olympics and the test tournament.
The diving World Cup was scheduled for 6 days from the 18th of this month at the Tokyo Aquatics Center, the venue for the Olympic Games, which will serve as the final qualifying and test tournament for the Tokyo Olympic Games.
Approximately 600 athletes and related parties from overseas are expected to participate in the tournament, and the Japan Swimming Federation has positioned it as the final qualifying session for the Japanese national team, and 13 athletes, including 14-year-old Rikuto Tamai, were scheduled to participate. ..
According to the people concerned, on the early morning of the 2nd, the FINA, which hosts the competition, informed the Games Organizing Committee and others in writing that they would like to cancel the competition.
Regarding this, Chairman Hashimoto of the Organizing Committee said at a press conference held on the 2nd, "There is a place to discuss how the tournament can be held, including the schedule. He expressed his intention to hold detailed discussions with FINA.
The Japan Swimming Federation, which is in charge of running the tournament, said, "We haven't received detailed information yet, and we can't say anything about what to do with the selection of the Japanese national team in the future."