LONDON (AP) β After months of negotiations, cycling’s governing body is close to a final agreement with Olympic organizers on their proposal to move cycling events at the 2020 Tokyo Games to a venue outside the capital to save money.
UCI President Brian Cookson tells The Associated Press that “I’m optimistic we will have a solution within the next couple of weeks.”
The cycling events were originally set to be held in Tokyo, but organizers decided to move the venue to Izu, which is more than two hours from the host city by train, as part of a series of cost-cutting changes.
The UCI opposed the move, saying it would diminish the Olympic experience for athletes and fans.
But Cookson says “we have a better understanding now of what’s possible and what’s not possible.”
