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9 December 2015 – The IOC Executive Board Approves Tokyo 2020 Cycling Venues
The Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee is pleased to learn that the
International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board today approved the
venues for the Cycling events at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
・With the spirit of the Olympic Agenda 2020 and a strong focus on the post-Games legacy, the
Track events have been relocated from the originally planned temporary velodrome at Ariake to the existing Izu Velodrome.
・The
Mountain Bike events have been relocated from the originally
planned temporary course in the Sea Forest venue to the existing Izu
Mountain Bike Course. The events will be staged with the spectacular
Mount Fuji as a backdrop.
・The
BMX events will take place at the temporary Olympic BMX Course in Ariake as originally specified in the Candidature File.
・The
Road Races and
Time Trials will take place in the
city of Tokyo. The finish line for the Road Races has been relocated to
the Imperial Palace Garden in a change to the originally indicated
finish line at the Musashino Forest Park. With this change, both the
start and finish lines for these events will be located at the Imperial
Palace Garden.
“The Japan Cycle Sports Centre is located in Izu, and is the centre of
cycling not only in Japan, but across the whole of Asia,” said Tokyo
2020 CEO Toshiro Muto. “We believe this location constitutes the optimal
choice of venue from a wide range of perspectives: including the
Athlete Experience, maximum use of existing venues, post-Games legacies,
and for the future development of the sport of Cycling in Japan and
across Asia.”
Tokyo 2020 conducted a review of its venue plan in line with the
recommendations adopted in the Olympic Agenda 2020. Particular attention
has been given to the perspectives of legacy, the impact of venue
development on the citizens of Tokyo and Japan, and minimising venue
construction costs. The relocation of the Track and Mountain Bike events
to the Izu venue results in savings of approximately ten billion yen
(USD 100 million).
All sports – with the exception of Football – have now been allocated
competition venues. The venues specified in the Candidature File for the
Football events remain unchanged, and, as for previous Games, a final
decision for the Football venues is expected to be made following the
Rio 2016 Games.
