Tokyo to propose moving more venues for OlympicsTOKYO — Tokyo’s original plans for a compact Olympics in 2020 continue to fall by the wayside. Public broadcaster NHK said the panel would propose moving rowing and canoeing to Tome City, about 440 kilometers (270 miles) northeast of Tokyo in the prefecture of Miyagi. The city is approximately 70 kilometers (45 miles) north of Sendai, which is a three-hour train ride from Tokyo. Already, venues for basketball, taekwondo and cycling have been moved outside of Tokyo to maximize existing facilities. The total costs for staging the Olympics are shared by the organizing committee, the Tokyo municipal government and the national government.

Source: Manila Bulletin September 28, 2016 09:56 UTC