The Japanese Organizing Committee and the International Olympic Committee decided today, Monday, to start the Summer Olympic Games on July 23, 2021, and to continue the session until the next August 8, Kyodo News said.
Last week, the International Olympic Committee decided to postpone the summer session 2020 until next year due to the continued outbreak of the Coruna virus around the world.
Earlier in the day, Yoshiro Mori, president of the Organizing Committee for the Tokyo Summer Olympics, said he expected a call from Thomas Bach, president of the International Olympic Committee, this week about the new date for the Tokyo Olympics delayed.
Last Tuesday, the International Olympic Committee decided to postpone the summer session 2020 until next year due to the continued outbreak of the Coruna virus.
It is a strong blow to Japan, which has invested $ 13 million and raised 3 billion local sponsors in preparation for hosting the major sporting event that takes place every four years, despite the financial markets welcoming the decision at the beginning, with some investors expecting the delay.
We have to agree on the new date quickly, Morrie said at the start of the committee's first meeting since the historic delay decision.
I imagine Bach will call me about this matter this week, Mori, a former Japanese Prime Minister, added.
He also said: I think the members also have opinions. We had a great opportunity to consult and exchange opinions, and after that, I expect the class and voice to unite and everyone moves towards organizing the games successfully.
Morrie stressed that the Organizing Committee held several contacts with the International Olympic Committee last week to discuss the benefits and harms of holding the session in the coming year, whether in the spring or summer.
Yesterday, Sunday, quoting unidentified sources, Japan's NHK television network said it expected, almost certainly, that the games would open on July 23 next year and continue until August 8, one day before the scheduled date of the year. Present.
This is the first time that the Olympic Games have been postponed throughout the 124-year modern Olympic history, although some tournaments were canceled due to wars.
At the same time, Japan's Asahi television network said, Monday, quoting unidentified sources, that the Summer Olympics organizers are in the final stage of talks aimed at holding the deferred session starting from July 23, 2021.
Toshiro Muto, CEO of the Organizing Committee for the Tokyo Summer Olympics, said on Monday that the theme of tickets for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics is still being discussed and it is not yet clear how much the additional costs of postponing the tournament to next year.
Moto indicated that in principle the current tickets for the 2020 round can be used in the 2021 tournament and that if changes are made to the venue, the organizers will offer to return the tickets.
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