Delayed Tokyo Olympics to retain same venues, competition schedule

The postponed Tokyo Olympics will be held at the same venues and under the same schedule as planned before the games were delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Tokyo Games organizing committee said Friday.The additional cost from the year-long delay will be reported as early as this autumn, organizing committee CEO Toshiro Muto told a press conference. He also said organizers will look to set up a three-party team with the national and Tokyo metropolitan governments to work on COVID-19 countermeasures.The Olympic opening ceremony is scheduled to start at 8 p.m. on July 23 next year, …READ FULL ARTICLE