(ATR)Tokyo 2020 has a lot to tackle in terms of venue construction in the lead up to the next IOC Session slated for July 31.
Members of the second IOC coordination commission for the 2020 Summer Olympics wrapped up their time in Tokyo on July 1.
In this edition of ATRadio,Around the Rings correspondentAlice Wheeler discusses her time in Tokyo this week and the biggest issues ahead for organizers of the 2020 Olympics.
Wheelersays the 15-member commission, chaired by John Coates, toured several venues including the proposed site for track cycling on the Izu peninsula.
The evaluation of Tokyo's venues was high on the coordination commission's priority list, Wheeler says.
As for the most pressing, the track cycling velodrome, Coates has indicated that a decision is expected to come at the end of the month during the IOC Session in Kuala Lumpur.
Written and produced byNicole Bennett
Photos: Tokyo 2020/Shugo Takemi
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