Tokyo Olympics / Para Participants from overseas Not reduced from the plan before the postponement

The Tokyo Organizing Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games has released a detailed breakdown of the tournament officials visiting from overseas, apart from the team, with 3000 IOC = International Olympic Committee officials and IPC = International Paralympic Committee officials. It turned out that the number of people was 2000, which was not reduced from the plan before the postponement.

The Organizing Committee held a press conference after discussing measures for the new corona at the board meeting on the 26th, and released a detailed breakdown of the tournament officials visiting from overseas apart from the team.

Overall, the number of Olympics is 59,000 and the number of Paralympics is 19,000, totaling 78,000, which is less than half of the 177,000 before the postponement.

Of these, the number of "friends and family members of athletes" was 30,000 for the Olympics and Paralympics, and the number of family members such as IOC members and guests of sponsors was classified as "others", reducing 61,700.

On the other hand, 3000 IOC officials called the Olympic family, 2000 IPC officials called the Paralympic family, 14,800 Olympic committee officials from each country and region, and 5,900 Paralympic committee officials will eventually come. Has not been reduced from the plan before the postponement.

Secretary-General Muto said, "I want to reduce it, so I would like to talk to you so that I can cooperate with you." On the other hand, "These people are indispensable for the tournament and cannot be changed at this time." ..

Opinions on the decision to postpone or cancel the board again

At the board of directors of the Organizing Committee, some of the directors also commented on the consideration of re-postponement and the decision to cancel.

Regarding this, Secretary-General Muto said, "It was mentioned that there were discussions such as postponement or cancellation in the board of directors. However, there was no talk that it should be canceled or postponed. Rather, it is generally possible to hold it. The current situation is that it is difficult to convey to the people of Japan, so it was necessary to fully recognize it and send it out. "

In addition, Secretary-General Muto intends to coordinate with the JOC = Japan Olympic Committee and JPC = Japan Paralympic Committee on the oath of athletes at the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Games from the perspective of gender equality promoted by the Organizing Committee. Was shown.