Source: Overseas Network
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[Overseas Network April 27 | War Epidemic Full Time Zone] Regarding the postponement of the Tokyo Olympics due to the new crown pneumonia epidemic, the Sankei Shimbun issued a report on the 26th The survey results of domestic athletic groups show that "sponsor withdrawal" and "reduction of intensive training fees" have become the most worrying issues of all parties, and the impact of the Olympic postponement has spread to many aspects.
According to reports, the investigation was carried out from April 7 to 15 this year. Of the 35 Japanese athletic groups interviewed, 29 groups, accounting for 82%, responded. Regarding the “sponsor withdrawal”, five groups including the Japan Gymnastics Association responded “already influential”, and 22 groups responded “uneasy about the future”.
Japanese media pointed out that in the severe economic recession, the financial unease of athletic groups has begun to emerge. In addition, 19 competitive groups also expressed "worries about reducing the amount of money" for the intensive training fees for the players who are on the rise in this Olympics. The
survey also showed that the biggest problems caused by the postponement mainly focused on issues such as "finance" and "players' psychology". Among them, 15 groups answered "financial aspects" and 20 groups worried about the players' "psychology" and other issues. There are also two competitive groups that have expressed unease about the players' right to play and the game schedule.
In addition, to the question of “whether the players’ practice environment is ensured”, 7 groups including tennis answered “standby at home” and 17 groups said “handed over to the players and their affiliates”. What is certain is that Most players did not conduct intensive training. There are also competition groups complaining about the urgent situation of "difficult to ensure a practice environment."
Regarding the postponement of the Tokyo Olympics itself, all competitive groups expressed "agreement" or "last resort". According to previous speculations by many Japanese media, the direct economic loss caused by the postponement of the Olympics is about US$6 billion. On April 25 this year, the International Olympic Committee announced an additional funding of US$25.3 million to the National (Regional) Olympic Committees and athletes in response to the postponement of the Tokyo Olympics. (Overseas Net Wu Qian)
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