'Monumental task' Coates said the Japanese government "haven't dropped the baton at all" following the postponement, despite the "monumental task" of putting the event back a year."Before Covid, (IOC president) Thomas Bach said this is the best prepared Games we've ever seen, the venues were almost all finished, they are now finished, the village is amazing, all the transport arrangements, everything is fine," he said."Now it's been postponed by one year, that's presented a monumental task in terms of re-securing all the venues...
something like 43 hotels we had to get out of those contracts and re-negotiate for a year later."Sponsorships had to be extended a year, broadcast rights."With much of that work underway, or accomplished, a task.