Says Olympic Games Will Be Held at Tokyo Paris, Mar, 2
"Despite pessimistic rumours on account of the events in China, the Olympic Games of 1940 will effectively be held in Tokyo as asked by Japa The above statement was made to the paper "L'Intransigeant" to-day by Mr, M. Nagai, Japanese delegate to the International Olympic Committee.
"We ask one single modification to the original agenda submitted to the LOC," he added. "We ask for the sake of sport and on account of the hot and damp climate in Tokyo, that the Games previously scheduled to take place from August 25 to September 9, be postponed one month to take place in the last week in September and the first week of October when the climate is much more. favourable."
He admitted that the British, French, and American delegates strongly object to the postponement because of the fact that students could not take part if the Games were held in the beginning of October.
"The next meeting of the LO.C. will decide," he concluded, "Sporting interests, the athletic agendas of various countries, and also the wellbeing of the athletes and visitors demand that the Japanese suggestion be accepted.—Havas.
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