John Coates, left, chairman of the IOC Coordination Commission for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, Tokyo Olympic organizing committee President Yoshiro Mori, right, pause prior to the IOC Coordination Commission opening plenary session of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 in Tokyo Tuesday, May 21, 2019. (Eugene Hoshiko/Associated Press)TOKYO — The heads of some international sports federations complained this month that Tokyo Olympic organizers were cutting too deeply to save money. This drew strong rebukes this month at an annual meeting in Australia of Summer Olympic sports federations. Federation heads said Tokyo organizers are trying to cut items they view as “decorative” and might be out of the view of television cameras. Francesco Ricci Bitti, head of the Summer Olympic sports federations, is also an IOC member and part of the inspection team.

Source: Washington Post May 21, 2019 05:19 UTC