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The estimated cost of 10 of the facilities for the games is currently $3.8bn, three times their original budget. Japan may reduce this price by using arenas in other cities, such as Osaka, the country’s second city, which is 400km away. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has called on Japan to consider staging events outside the capital.
The original plan was that all events would take place within 8km of the Olympic village. John Coates, the IOC vice president, said: “We should make the maximum use of existing facilities, and that overrides the 8km philosophy which we had as part of the bid.
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