(ATR) The IOC’s Tokyo 2020 coordination commission inspected the sailing venue for the Games at the conclusion of a three-day visit.
IOC vice president and coordination commission chairman John Coates toured Enoshima Yacht Harbor with vice chairman Alex Gilady on Friday May 27.
They were joined by Tokyo 2020 chief Yoshiro Mori and the governor of Kanagawa prefecture Yuji Kuroiwa.
After the inspection, Coates told the gathered media and athletes "We believe this is going to be a very successful venue."
Enoshima was used at the 1964 Tokyo Games and has been pressed into service after the first choice venue was ruled out due to the potential for problems with air traffic from Haneda airport.
Olympic Broadcast Services and other broadcasters plan to use helicopters to cover the sailing, which requires grounding all other aircraft in the nearby areas.
Tokyo is choosing a different solution to that of Rio 2016 organizers. After considerable negotiations, it was agreed last November that Rio de Janeiro's Santos Dumont Airport, located next to the sailing venue on Guanabara Bay, would close for four and a half hours in the afternoon from Aug. 8-18 to accommodate the sailing schedule.
But there is no flexibility in the window and any races affected by weather will be postponed to the next day during the same specific afternoon time window.
One drawback to the Enoshima venue is the distance from central Tokyo. Located 60km south of Tokyo, the venue is nearly 90 minutes away by train or car.
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Reported by Keiya Sano in Tokyo
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