The Tokyo Metropolitan Government held a tour for elementary school students at the canoe competition venue to utilize the competition venue used at the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics. Reporter “At the Canoe Slalom Center, athletes are practicing and elementary school students are seriously watching the situation.” The Canoe Slalom Center in Edogawa Ward, Tokyo is the first artificial canoe course in Japan, and the capital costs about 7.8 billion yen. It was maintained and used in the canoeing competition at the Tokyo Games. After the tournament, the city is considering using it as a facility where you can enjoy water leisure such as water sports and rafting. A tour for elementary school students was held on the 26th, and the athletes practiced in front of them, applauding and cheering. Hiroyuki Kashihara, Preparatory Bureau for the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics “Unfortunately, the actual performance of the Tokyo 2020 Games was not possible, so I wonder what kind of facilities are in our town. I hope you can feel it first hand. ”The Canoe Slalom Center is scheduled to open around the summer of next year after the building for storing equipment such as canoeing has been improved. It is expected to operate in the red of 186 million yen. The city wants to increase the number of users and reduce the deficit as much as possible by holding tours and getting people to know the charm of the facility. (22:42 on the 29th).
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