Due to bad weather expected due to the impact of the large typhoon No. 8, it has been decided that the boats of the Tokyo Olympics will not compete on the 27th in addition to the 26th when the competition schedule has already been changed.
Due to bad weather, the boat competition held at the Sea Forest Waterway in Koto-ku, Tokyo has already been scheduled to be held on the 25th, ahead of the competition on the 26th.
According to the competition organization, in addition to this, the competition on the 27th has also been decided to be postponed after the 28th.
For this reason, at the competition venue, staff members were seen removing umbrellas in preparation for the approaching typhoon and putting weights on the bulletin boards to prevent them from being blown by strong winds.