Three day 2020 Summer Olympics Chef De Missions’ meeting will get underway in Japan today .
The main focus would be the rising heat in Tokyo is likely to be the main highlight.
The meeting at the Hotel New Otani started today is meant to provide a progress report on the facilities. But besides the main agendas, the meeting cannot afford to overlook the soaring temperatures that have hit 40°C and claimed tens of lives in the past month.
Reports have it that athletes have had difficulties under the conditions during test events. The Tokyo meeting will cover all operations details of the event and attendants will be taken through different aspects of the competitions and accommodation.
With most of the venues ready one year to the event, participants in the meeting will get a chance to visit the competition venues for familiarisation tour.
The three-day visit by the National Olympic Committees (NOCs), which includes a progress update and venue tour, comes after recent test events highlighted potential problems for next year’s Games, which kick off on July 24.
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