A proposal to move the rowing and canoe sprint events for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics to Miyagi Prefecture is likely to be shelved, sources close to the matter said Thursday.
Although the alternative to the original plan to build a new venue in Tokyo Bay was proposed by a Tokyo Metropolitan Government panel as a cost-cutting measure, related sports organizations have expressed concern that a separate athletes village would have to be set up outside of Tokyo.
Some have also pointed out that canceling the plan to build the Sea Forest Waterway on the fringes of Tokyo Bay would result in incurring indemnity payments.