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IOC approved switch of cycling venues for Tokyo Olympics

Xinhua, December 10, 2015 Adjust font size:

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board has confirmed the venue locations for the cycling events at Tokyo 2020 on Thursday.

   According to the finalization, the track cycling events and mountain bike events will take place at the Japan Cycle Sport Center in Izu, in the Shizuoka Prefecture, approximately 120km from Tokyo. The existing velodrome will undergo significant refurbishment, and the seating capacity will be increased to 4,300.

   This decision is expected to result in savings of approximately 100 million U.S. dollars in construction costs, bringing to 1.8 billion U.S. dollars in total savings from the revised construction budget of Tokyo Olympics, said IOC.

   The IOC said the athlete experience will be guaranteed, as all athletes and team officials whose events will be at Izu will have the option to stay in the main Athletes' Village before and after their competition. During the competitions, they will stay at a satellite village located close to the event venues.  Endi