On the track and field of the Tokyo Olympics, racewalking and marathons, which are expected to win multiple medals, will be held in Sapporo from the 5th.

As the infection of the new coronavirus continues to spread, the Games Organizing Committee and others are calling for refraining from watching games along the road.

The Tokyo Olympics racewalking and marathon will be held for 5 to 4 days in Sapporo, where the venue was relocated as a measure against the heat, and it is expected that multiple medals will be won.



On the 5th, a men's 20-kilometer racewalking will be held, and Toshikazu Yamanishi, who won the adult world championship, is aiming to win the first gold medal in the Japanese racewalking world.



On the 6th, the Men's 50 km Racewalking and the Women's 20 km Racewalking, which are expected to win medals for Masatora Kawano and Satoshi Maruo, will be held.



The marathon will be held on the 7th for girls and on the 8th, the final day of the marathon, for boys.



For boys, former Japanese record holder Suguru Osako, who has been training well, has announced his intention to retire in this race, and it seems that he will be attracting a lot of attention as to what kind of "last run" it will be.



On the other hand, even in Sapporo City, the maximum temperature continues to exceed 30 degrees Celsius, and measures against the heat based on the characteristics of long-term competition are also key.



In addition, in the operation of the tournament, "countermeasures" will be an issue as the infection of the new coronavirus continues to spread.



In order to thoroughly refrain from watching games along the road, the Games Organizing Committee and the city will take measures such as keeping the area around Odori Park, which is the starting and finishing point, off limits, and staff will be assigned to the course to watch the games. I am calling for self-restraint.

Calling for refraining from watching games along the road

In Sapporo, which is the venue for the Tokyo Olympics racewalking and marathon, the Games Organizing Committee and others called for refraining from watching games along the road from the 5th to the 8th, and then some areas of the course were closed to the public. We will take measures to prevent people from crowding.



Of these, during the racewalking held on the 5th and 6th, the area around Odori Park, where the start and finish points are located, will be off limits.



In the marathon to be held on the 7th and 8th of this month, in addition to the area around Odori Park where the start and finish points are located, the Hokkaido Government Office Red Brick Office premises in the middle of the course, and Soseikawa Park facing the course will be entered. Prohibit it.



In addition, since it is expected that the number of people will be particularly high on "Ekimae-dori," which is a racewalking and marathon course, we will narrow the width of the sidewalk and encourage the staff not to stop.



In addition, about 2000 staff will be stationed around all courses, calling for refraining from watching games along the road.