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| A man wearing mask passing by a billboard of Tokyo Olympics 2020.(Photo by Fox 46 Charlotte) |
[아시아뉴스통신=레악카나 기자] International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach on Thursday said they are preparing to spend up to $800 million for extra costs necessitated by the one-year postponement of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
Speaking via teleconference after the IOC's executive board online meeting, the first since the opening date for the Tokyo Games was rescheduled for July 23, 2021, Bach said coronavirus pandemic unpredictable and effect of Tokyo Olympics in terms of cost but also how it may impact Olympics in the future once the current crisis passes.
He added that around $650 million will be used for organizing the postponed Olympics, with up to $150 million in support for international federations and national Olympic committees and other recognized agencies. He was not specific about the costs that will be borne on the hosts' side, saying only that the IOC was continuing to talk with its Japanese partners.
Bach praised the work of the task force charged with transforming a plan for an event in 2020 into one for 2021, and insisted that the main priority would be the safety of all the principals.
Public health experts around the world said the games would not be feasible without a vaccine for the coronavirus, Bach said the IOC would rely on advice from the task force and the World Health Organization.
