The World Athletics to host Tokyo in 2025 is held in mid-September to avoid the intense summer heat in capital of Japanannounced Thursday the Association of All Japan Athletics Federations (JAAF).
The sports event will take place between September 13 and 21 in the so-called Metropolis National Stadiumas detailed in a statement by the JAAF after deliberations in Rome with the governing body of athletics at the international level, World Athletics.
The international organization It originally planned to hold the tournament at the end of August, but the Japanese entity proposed to hold it in September “to reduce the burden on the athletes and the management of the tournament in the face of extreme heat,” it said in the text.
The 2025 World Cups is the second closest to the end of the year so far, after those held Doha (Qatar) between September 27 and October 6, 2019.
All tests will be held in the capital, including the marathon and the march, which will be moved to the city of Sapporo (in the north of the country) in Tokyo Summer Olympics 2021precisely in fear of the effect of high temperatures, which affected athletes from other disciplines.
The test schedule is yet to be determined, which will be discussed from now on.
“We are delighted to celebrate the World Athletics in mid-September, when the heat subsides,” the president said in a statement. JAF, Mitsugi Ogatawho thanked the “understanding” of all parties involved in organizing the event.
“I’m really looking forward to seeing athletes from all over the world compete in an exciting battle amid the enthusiastic cheers and stares of the crowd,” he said. ogata in a veiled reference to the absence of the public in the stadiums during the last Olympic event held on Japanese territory.
Source: La Verdad
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