Olympics - Tokyo Games venues hit by construction delays: organisers


FILE PHOTO - Part of the public seating area and canopy are seen at the construction site of the New National Stadium, the main stadium of Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics, during a media opportunity in Tokyo, Japan July 18, 2018. REUTERS/Issei Kato

TOKYO (Reuters) - Construction delays at two key Olympic venues could force Tokyo Games organisers into a reshuffle of test event schedules, the organising committee said.

The Olympics Aquatics Centre, which will host swimming and diving events as well as the Sea Forest Waterway, venue for the rowing and canoeing events in 2020, were two months behind schedule, according to organisers.

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