Regarding the cost of holding the Tokyo Organizing Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games, which is expected to be less than the budget of 1,644 billion yen, Secretary-General Muto of the Games Organizing Committee said at a press conference, "We are currently squeezing the cost. The numbers are not clear. After filling in the numbers, I would like to discuss with the parties concerned what to do. "
The budget for the Tokyo tournament, where most of the venues were unattended, was 1,644 billion yen, but according to the tournament officials, the cost of new corona measures for the spectators was reduced. Therefore, the total amount is expected to be about 1.5 trillion yen.
Regarding this holding cost, Secretary-General Muto of the Organizing Committee said at a press conference after the board of directors of the IOC = International Olympic Committee held on the 8th, "Construction to restore the competition venue to its original state is underway, and that is also the case now. The numbers aren't clear when we're squeezing expenses, including. "
The expenses for the Games will be shared by the Organizing Committee, Tokyo, and the national government, and Secretary-General Muto said, "I would like to discuss what to do after filling in the numbers." He expressed his intention to proceed with discussions among the three parties.
On the other hand, as for the time to show specific numbers, he just said, "If possible, it is desirable within the year, but it is not a situation where it can always be done and it is not the stage to specifically say when."
Donated to schools that produced podium medalists
The podium used at the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics will be donated to schools nationwide that have produced medalists.
At the Tokyo Games, about 100 podiums were made by recycling disposable plastics and used at the medal ceremonies at each competition venue.
Regarding this podium, the Organizing Committee reported at the IOC = International Olympic Committee's board meeting held on the 8th that it would be donated to elementary and junior high schools nationwide that produced medalists and local governments with competition venues.
On the podium, the central part where the gold medalist stands can be disassembled into two stages, and the part where the silver medalist and the bronze medalist stand can also be separated.
Therefore, after breaking down the podium into four, the medalist is asking about 300 places such as schools and local governments for their hopes, including giving the podium that the medalist actually stood to the school where the athlete came from.
The Organizing Committee says, "The podium made by reusing discarded plastic is a representative example of sustainability, and if it is picked up, it will remain as a legacy."