The Olympic stadium review panel finished evaluating two proposed designs for the new National Stadium on Saturday, holding 90-minute hearings for each group.
The Japan Sport Council's panel of seven members, specializing in architecture and landscape, marked the proposals out of 140 points, with cost and construction time accounting for 70 points, attention toward "Japaneseness" for 50, and enforcement policy for 20.
"I have been handed the thoughts of the committee. I will consider them myself" and announce the decision, said Kazumi Ohigashi, the senior JSC director in charge of the project and stadium operations.