TOKYO (Reuters) - Olympics organisers approved the new route for the Tokyo 2020 marathon on Thursday, after the race was moved to the northern Japanese city of Sapporo earlier this year due to heat concerns.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) made the surprise decision in October to move the marathon and race walk events 800 kilometres north to Sapporo to avoid the worst of Tokyo’s summer heat.
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