A large-scale training was held on the early morning of the 20th to confirm the transportation and guidance procedures for athletes and related parties, assuming the opening and closing ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics.
At the opening and closing ceremonies of the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, athletes and tournament officials will be transported around the National Stadium, the Olympic Village, and the Diet Building with traffic restrictions.
The training, which started around 0:30 am, regulated traffic around Aoyama-dori and the National Stadium in central Tokyo, and actually ran more than 140 buses.
Of these, in the training for the transportation of athletes heading to the opening ceremony, when 80 buses carrying the staff acting as athletes depart from the Olympic Village, it takes about 30 minutes to take the same route as the actual one and near the national stadium. Has arrived.
Then, when the athletes got off the bus, they entered the national stadium while being guided by the staff of the Games Organizing Committee.
According to the Organizing Committee, the training on the 20th was completed relatively smoothly, and we would like to thoroughly inform the local residents about infection control measures in the future.
Hidemasa Nakamura, chief of the Organizing Committee and Main Operations Center, said, "The first opening ceremony is important for a safe tournament. On the day of the event, we want to carry out smooth transportation so as not to bother neighbors." It was.