Tokyo, Dec 22 (FN Agency) The Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG) has announced that three of the eight new permanent venues used at the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games 2020 will reopen for public use. As per the usual practice, venues were generally closed after the Games for safety reasons, in order to allow time to remove overlay and dismantle temporary structures. Marie Sallois, IOC Director for Sustainability said : “Our goal is to maximise the reuse of existing venues, reducing both the cost and the carbon emissions of the Games.
We were pleased to see that some of the existing venues used for Tokyo 2020 were a legacy from Tokyo 1964.” “For the eight venues that were built in the lead-up to the Games, we are excited to see that many are already scheduled for reopening so they can serve the local community.” The venues scheduled for reopening include the Sea Forest Waterway, Oi Hockey Stadium and Kasai Canoe Slalom Centre. Another Tokyo 2020 venue, the Yumenoshima Park Archery Field, has already been opened since October 31.