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TOKYO: The possibility of hot summer weather and typhoon in Tokyo is a "major problem" for the 2020 Olympics, said a senior official Thursday, November 29, admitting that it would affect the budget.
Addressing leaders of Olympic committees around the world, Tokyo chief executive Toshiro Muto said the Japanese capital had suffered "an unprecedented climate and typhoons last summer".
"Tokyo 2020 sees these issues as major issues," said Muto, adding that the organizers and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) were working together on ways to mitigate the impact on athletes and supporters.
IOC President Thomas Bach said on Wednesday that medical experts were proposing measures to protect competitors and supporters throughout the Games.
Tokyo has gone through a series of deadly heat waves last summer, raising concerns for the well-being of athletes, especially endurance competitors such as the marathon and the walk.
The organizers have already advanced the start time of the marathon at 7 am to get cooler conditions, but officials plan to move the event forward.
Japanese medical groups have suggested that not starting the marathon earlier could "result in death" from heat stroke.
The last time Japan hosted the Olympic Games in 1964, the Games were held in October to avoid the country's sweltering summer heat and summer heat.
Muto said it would transmit meteorological data to national Olympic committees to help their athletes prepare for the conditions they might face.
Subsequent to the reporters, Muto acknowledged that the measures taken to defeat the heat had increased budget requirements.
The organizers are planning measures ranging from anti-solar paint on roads to mobile misting stations.
The Director General said that if heat protection measures could increase the budget, Tokyo 2020 was able to achieve reductions in other areas.
Tokyo 2020 was "absolutely determined" that the next version of the budget, which should be unveiled next month, does not exceed the $ 12.6 billion allocated last year to finance the Games, Muto said. .
The CEO painted an optimistic picture of preparations for the Games just over 600 days before the opening ceremony.
"The construction of the site is underway and will be completed in time for the test events", which will take place in the run-up to the Games.
On Wednesday, IOC President Thomas Bach said: "I do not remember any host city preparing its preparations two years before the Olympics in Tokyo."
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