Sebastian Coe, chairman of the World Athletics Federation, who is visiting Japan to inspect the test tournament of the Tokyo Olympics, met with chairman Hashimoto of the Organizing Committee and talked about the marathon test tournament held in Sapporo on the 5th. A test for measures against corona was also conducted, and some athletes said that it was a "safe material". "
Mr. Ko, the chairman of the World Athletics Federation, has also served as the chairman of the Organizing Committee at the 2012 London Games, and met with Mr. Hashimoto, Chairman of the Tokyo Organizing Committee on the 7th.
Among them, Chairman Ko said about the marathon test tournament that he inspected, "Not only the management aspect but also the corona countermeasure test was conducted, but the participating athletes accepted it, and I heard a voice saying that it was" a relief material ". I evaluated it.
On top of that, he hoped that he would succeed in the upcoming Tokyo tournament in a few months.
In response, Chairman Hashimoto said, "I think we are ready to solve various problems such as self-restraint of the spectators at the marathon test competition. There are still many issues to be solved, so please give us some advice." Was there.
Chairman Ko will also visit the athletics test tournament at the National Stadium on the 9th.