The Olympics had been set to begin on July 24 this year. FMTNews TokyoOlympics TokyoGames
“Today, we are able to report that we have confirmed both the competition schedule and the use of all venues originally planned for this year, including the venue for the athletes village and the main press centre,” said Tokyo 2020 CEO Toshiro Muto.
This means the marathon and race walking events will remain in the northern city of Sapporo after being controversially moved out of Tokyo because of anticipated scorching summer heat. “We would like to see stadiums full of enthusiastic fans to give them all the opportunity to live the Olympic experience support the athletes, and this is what we are working for,” added Bach, who earlier said he was prepared to stand for re-election next year.Massive task
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