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Olympic Aquatics: Tokyo’s Olympic venues in trouble

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Olympic Aquatics: Tokyo’s Olympic venues in trouble

The construction of facilities for the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics has run into trouble following the emergence of unexpected difficulties this month.

The metropolitan government now faces little margin for error in managing the situation, as long delays in facility construction are unacceptable due to a senior metropolitan government official expressed concern, referring to a scandal that emerged on Oct. 16 in which KYB Corp a major oil damper maker in Minato Ward, Tokyo, and its subsidiary falsified test data for seismic isolation and vibration control dampers.

“We must immediately take measures to deal with the problem.

A total of 32 dampers that may not meet government standards have already been installed at the Olympic Aquatics Center in Koto Ward, Tokyo, which will host swimming events for the Games.

Completion of the Olympic Aquatics Center was previously expected to be postponed from the initial date of December 2019 to February 2020 to clean up soil found to be contaminated during construction.

Among the metropolitan government’s newly constructed facilities, the Olympic Aquatics Center is set to be the last to be completed.

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