Before the half marathon, which will be the test tournament for the Tokyo Olympics marathon, will be held in Sapporo on the 5th, the manager of the tournament organizing committee met and said, "Marathon competition is safe without verification at the test tournament. It is difficult to race, "he explained the need for a test tournament and reiterated his refrain from watching the race along the road.
The venue for the Tokyo Olympics marathon and racewalking was changed to Sapporo City with the aim of avoiding the heat.
As the infection of the new coronavirus spreads in Sapporo City, a half marathon using the same course as the actual marathon will be held as a test tournament on the 5th, and athletes who have been appointed as marathon representatives will run.
At the test tournament, management aspects such as infection control and security of the new corona will be confirmed, and Yasuo Mori, Deputy Director of the Organizing Committee Tournament Management Bureau, who manages the operation before the tournament, held a press conference.
In this, Deputy Director Mori explained the reason for holding the test tournament, saying, "There is a special situation that it is difficult to hold a safe tournament without verification in the marathon competition." I have to do it. "
After that, he called for refraining from watching games along the road.
The Games Organizing Committee will mobilize about 800 people on the 5th to call attention so that people do not gather along the road.
Four representatives of the participating players are enthusiastic at the press conference
Before the half marathon, which will be the test tournament for the Tokyo Olympics marathon, the representatives of the Olympics who will participate in the race talked about their enthusiasm and aims.
Of the six male and female athletes who have been nominated as representatives, four athletes, Yuma Hattori, Honami Maeda, Ayuko Suzuki, and Mao Ichiyama, will participate in the race on the 5th.
The four of them attended the press conference together in Sapporo, and Hattori said, "I've tried the course several times, but this is the first time I've run at the pace of the race. Especially on the campus of Hokkaido University, the curves are continuous, so watch carefully. I want to go on. "
In addition, Maeda, who won the Hokkaido Marathon four years ago, said, "Hokkaido has a great image, so I want to create a good image for the Olympics."
Suzuki, who recovered from a leg injury, said, "I couldn't race because of a breakdown in March, but I'm still recovering, so I'm hoping to have a good run to test the results of the practice during this period." I looked ahead.
Ichiyama said brightly, "I wish I could confirm how much I could run on the actual course, so I want to do my best tomorrow."
On the other hand, Mizuki Matsuda, who is a female substitute, also attended the meeting and showed a sense of defeat, saying, "The three representative players should not want to lose to me as a substitute. I want to light my ass." Was there.