On the 7th, Chairman Mori of the Organizing Committee visited Sapporo, the venue for the Tokyo Olympic marathon and racewalking, and said to Mayo
r Akimoto, “I'm asking you to do something very annoying. "I want to ask for your cooperation," said Mayor Akimoto, "I would like you to consider to reduce the impact on citizens' life."ahmed
Mr. Mori was asked to confirm by the Hokkaido Government that he visited prior to this about the cost burden related to the relocation of Sapporo from Hokkaido Governor Suzuki. However, he responded, “The IOC is also talking about“ I know enough. ”I want to avoid injuring Hokkaido.”
According to Mori, the men's marathon planned for the final day is “I ca n’t do it on the closing day because of the relationship between the doping test and athlete movement. The schedule will change, ”said the tournament move to Sapporo, and the prospects that the competition schedule would need to be changed, such as the men ’s marathon that had traditionally been held on the last day, were brought forward.news world ahmed
For the course, after giving the name “Hokkaido Marathon” starting at Odori Park, he suggested that he would not spend as much as possible, such as not having a large audience seat.
On the 8th, the Organizing Committee and local government officials will be held in Sapporo.
Sapporo Mayor Akimoto “Minimizing Impact on Civic Life”
After the meeting, Mayor Akimoto of the Sapporo City said at the press conference, “While the citizens are welcoming, there are concerns and concerns about whether they are ready, expenses, and what will happen to existing events. In the practitioner talks starting from tomorrow, we would like you to consider the dates and courses first to minimize the impact on citizens' lives. news world ahmed
In addition, Mayor Akimoto said, “There is a rule that the cost burden is between the organizing committee of the convention and the local government with venues other than Tokyo, the permanent facility is in the local government, and the rest is in the operating expenses of the organizing committee. I want to talk on the premise of this, "he stressed again the idea that the city would not bear.news world ahmed
Hokkaido Governor Suzuki "One team"
Governor Suzuki of Hokkaido told reporters, “This Tokyo Onripic is a big tournament in Japan, so we have to do it as a team. We must do our best in a short amount of time for the success of the tournament.news world ahmed