Tokyo 2020 organizers confirmed Friday that they have overcome a significant logistical hurdle related to the postponement of the Games, securing the use of all 43 competition …
Tokyo 2020 organizers confirmed Friday that they have overcome a significant logistical hurdle related to the postponement of the Games, securing the use of all 43 competition venues and the Olympic Village for the rescheduled Summer Olympics next year.
In a report delivered to International Olympic Committee members at a virtual meeting Friday, organizing committee president Yoshiro Mori and CEO Toshiro Muto also confirmed that the competition schedule for next year’s Olympics will be largely unchanged. The opening ceremony is slated for July 23, 2021.
IOC president Thomas Bach continues to express optimism that the Tokyo Olympics will be held next summer, even as the COVID-19 pandemic rages on.
“It’s an opportunity — and a huge opportunity — for Japan, and for the entire Olympic movement, to have these Games next year in Tokyo,” Bach said in a news conference with reporters after the meeting.
