- Associated Press
Tokyo Games won't confirm added costs reported at $3 billion
Organizers of the delayed Tokyo Olympics have declined to confirm widely circulated reports in Japan that the costs of the one-year postponement will be about $3 billion. The estimates have been published in the last several days by some of Japan’s top-circulation newspapers, the national broadcaster NHK, and the Japanese news agency Kyodo. “We are in the process of assessing the additional costs associated with the postponement of the games due to COVID-19 and therefore are not able to comment on any details at this time,” Tokyo organizers said Monday in a statement.
- Associated Press
Reports: Cost of Tokyo Olympic delay put at about $2 billion
The cost of the one-year postponement of the Tokyo Olympics is estimated to be just under $2 billion, or about 200 billion yen. Japan’s Kyodo news agency and the Yomiuri newspaper both reported the figure on Sunday citing unnamed sources close to games organizers. The organizers, the Tokyo metro government and the Japanese national government are expected to report next month how the costs will be shared.
- NBC Sports
Bobsled, skeleton, luge World Cups at 2022 Olympic venue in China canceled
Another test event for the 2022 Beijing Olympics was called off when bobsled and skeleton officials canceled a training week and World Cup race.
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