2020東京奧運削減經費 部分賽事或在韓國舉行

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is considering moving the rowing and canoeing events at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics to South Korea in an attempt to cut soaring costs.

國際奧組委正考慮將2020年東京奧運會的賽艇及皮划艇賽事移至韓國舉辦，以削減不斷上升的成本。

Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike, who took office in August, ordered a review of Olympic expenses.

今年8月走馬上任的東京都知事小池百合子此前要求對奧運開支進行審覈。

Last month, the review panel recommended changing three venues in an effort to rein in costs projected to hit 3 trillion yen - some four times the initial estimates made when Tokyo won the right to host the Games.

上個月，審覈小組建議更換3個場館以控制可能高達3萬億日元的成本。這一數字約是東京贏得奧運會主辦權時最初所估算成本的4倍。

If IOC and Japan fail to reach an agreement on the Tokyo site, known as the Sea Forest Waterway, the IOC would consider hosting the events in the South Korean city of Chungju, where rowing events were held for the 2014 Asian Games.

若國際奧組委和日本無法就東京場地"海之森水上競技場"達成共識，國際奧委會將考慮在韓國城市忠州舉辦這些賽事。2014年亞運會的賽艇賽事就是在忠州舉辦的。

Koike said she was still reviewing the venue changes and would make a decision by the end of the month.

小池百合子表示，她仍在審度場館更換問題，將於月底前做出決定。

Japan's sports minister, Hirokazu Matsuno, said last Tuesday that "venues for the Olympics should be located inside the host country".

不過日本體育部部長鬆野博一在上週二表示，奧運場館應設立在舉辦國國內。