Tokyo marathon move does not affect our credibility - IOC

FILE PHOTO: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) headquarters is pictured before an Executive Board meeting in Lausanne, Switzerland, Ocotber 2, 2019. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (Reuters) - A surprise move of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics marathon races and race walk events to cooler Sapporo from the capital was sudden but it will not affect the credibility of the International Olympic Committee, a senior IOC official said on Wednesday.

The IOC stunned Games organisers in October by announcing the marathon, one of the most prestigious events at any Olympics and one especially beloved in Japan, would be moved to the northern Japanese city of Sapporo to avoid the worst of Tokyo's summer heat.