This raises a question for a validity of hosting and operating Olympic Games. The Unwritten Chapter of Olympic Proposal His work hours were well above the legal threshold of 80 hours a month. Karoshi is a known Japanese term for “overwork to death”. He left a suicide note that “mentally and physically pushed to the limit”. This worker went missing then weeks after, his body was found in the central mountain area in Japan. Also Japan is suffering a labor shortage, applying pressure on the construction industry. The schedule of stadium construction was tight due to delayed start and schedule change due to unpopular design. He was working as a quality control for construction materials. The worker was facing nearly 190 hours of overtime in a month. Olympic Stadium Worker Committed SuicideĪ 23-year-old Olympic stadium worker committed a suicide in 2017. A call for change is needed in order to protect the safety of athletes and workers since the warmer summer is expected in the future due to climate change. But it’s extremely challenging for athletes. In order to maximize the revenue potential, it makes more sense for host to hold the Olympic Games during this period. Schools are off and families go on vacation although COVID-19 situation made people to travel less. It’s mainly because of business side that many countries take summer vacation during July and August. 1964 Tokyo Olympic Games were held in October, much more comfortable climate for athletic events.Īlthough Tokyo 2020 organizers were well aware of summer heat in Japan, they supported to hold the Tokyo Olympic Games during the peak of summer heat. The humid heat during the summer is well-known fact even before the Olympic Games. Considering about this climate, the construction workers were exposed to very demanding condition and really challenging to keep up their work. At least 162 people were died due to heatstroke in the summer of 2019 (as of August 10). approximately 71,000 people were hospitalized due to heatstroke between May and September in 2019. Notoriously, the summer weather in Japan is brutal. It is unknown that whether this worker had pre-existing medical condition. But the authorities declined to comment on the cause of death. This harsh working condition could cause a heatstroke. The day high was 96 ✯ (35.6 ✬) and 60 to 80% of relative humidity throughout the day time on Aug. He was taken to the hospital and his death was confirmed shortly after that.

The worker was installing the cable and found unconscious at the construction site on August 8, 2019. Construction Worker Died during Olympic Venue ConstructionĪ 50-year-old worker who has been working at Tokyo Big Site, a multipurpose convention center, was being renovated into a comprehensive broadcasting media complex for Tokyo 2020 Olympics. The dark side Tokyo Olympic Games is not very well known to the public but the fatality during the construction of Olympic facilities are not uncommon. This Tokyo Olympics involved at least 3 reported fatality during the construction of Olympic venues. However, the gorgeous Olympic facilities are often made of sacrifice of human lives. 'We think the number is manageable within the sport while maintaining universality,' said McConnell, referencing the IOC's policy of ensuring athletes from lower-ranked countries can compete on the Olympic stage.The Olympics often get glorious impression around the world. He noted that some sprint relay places typically went unused. How exactly to cut 105 athletes from track and field will be discussed with the IAAF at its world championships in London in August, McConnell said. Wrestling will lose 56 places, sailing and shooting will each lose 30 and swimming will have 22 fewer. The IOC expects women to account for 48.8 percent of the athletes in Tokyo.Įvents confirmed Friday are in addition to decisions last August to include sports climbing, skateboarding, surfing, baseball and softball, and karate in the Tokyo program.Īmong sports losing athlete places, weightlifting will have 64 fewer in Tokyo after reporting dozens of doping cases in retested samples from the 2008 Beijing Olympics and 2012 London Games.

'I am delighted that the Olympic Games in Tokyo will be more youthful, more urban and will include more women,' IOC President Thomas Bach said in a statement. Swimming also gets a 4x100-meter mixed medley relay among a broad increase in mixed gender events, including a 4x400 mixed relay on the track. Track cycling will add men's and women's madison races in 2020 - in a velodrome about 80 miles outside Tokyo - and swimming will add men's 800-meter freestyle and women's 1,500 freestyle.

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