PARIS: Olympic chiefs said on Thursday (Apr 2) they were bracing themselves for the extra costs incurred by rescheduling the Tokyo Games by a year ...
03 Apr 2020 12:18AMPARIS: Olympic chiefs said on Thursday they were bracing themselves for the extra costs incurred by rescheduling the Tokyo Games by a year to 2021.
The postponement affects every aspect of the organisation - the Olympic Athletes' Village, hotels, ticketing, venues and transport, being among the major headaches. "We are looking into those with great detail. It is tens of thousands of lines of budget that need to be reviewed."The Tokyo organising committee, Dubi said,"had a fantastic campaign in terms of marketing, ticketing, hospitality"."It is truly helpful because the revenues are incredibly high. That's something we can rely on."
McConnell added that all athletes who had already qualified for Tokyo 2020 would be eligible for 2021, although they are not necessarily guaranteed a spot as their presence depends on them making the cut for their national teams.
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