A test tournament for the Tokyo Olympics bicycle track event was held at Izu Velodrome in Izu City, Shizuoka Prefecture, with the participation of athletes who have been appointed as representatives of Japan.
With less than three months before the opening, the test tournament held at the actual venue was attended by top players from Japan, including those who have been nominated for the Japan national team, and eight men's and women's events were held.
The tournament was held without spectators, and all the people involved measured the body temperature at the entrance and submitted a table showing the health condition. In addition to the planned infection countermeasures, the four prefectures declared an emergency again from the 25th. During the period, measures were strengthened, such as switching from face-to-face interviews in the interview area to online format.
For this reason, in the coverage area, the person in charge of the Organizing Committee will act as a reporter assuming the actual tournament, and a fence will be installed to secure a distance of at least 2 meters from the athletes, and interviews will be simulated. I did.
In addition, at the awards ceremony, the athletes picked up the medals that were originally given by guests and hung them around their necks, and confirmed the procedures for infection control that could be implemented even in the actual production depending on the infection situation.
At the venue, Chairman Hashimoto of the Organizing Committee, who has participated in the Olympic Games by bicycle, also visited, and in the men's sprint where Japan is aiming for a medal, Yudai Nitta and Yuta Wakimoto, both of whom have been nominated as representatives in the semifinals. Fighted directly and competed fiercely, and a heated race was held with various eyes.
The Organizing Committee will face the upcoming tournament three months later, while addressing the challenges that have emerged at the tournament.