A plan was announced on Wednesday by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to move the marathon and race-walking events at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo due to concerns of extreme heat.
The International Olympic Committee announced Wednesday that the marathon and race-walking events for the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo will be moved due to concerns about extreme temperatures.
Sapporo, which is located on the island of Hokkaido, is roughly 500 miles north of Tokyo."In Sapporo, temperatures during the Games period are as much as five to six degrees centigrade cooler during the day than in Tokyo," theBoth of the events are set to take place between July 31 and August 9. During these weeks, temperatures in Tokyo are likely to exceed 86 degrees Fahrenheit .
The relocation of these two events could also affect Tokyo's financial expenditures for the Olympics. When Tokyo won the Olympic bid in 2013, they reported a projected cost of $7 billion or 829 billion yen. Since then, the budget has risen to $12.5 billion , according to
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