Tokyo Gov. Koike demands explanation for Sapporo marathon move

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike on Wednesday said she wants a detailed explanation for the International Olympic Committee's abrupt decision to move the 2020 Tokyo Olympic marathon to Japan's northern city of Sapporo.Koike made the remarks at the start of a three-day meeting with John Coates, chairman of the IOC Coordination Commission, who is here to smooth over issues surrounding the organization's unilateral decision to move the marquee event and race walks to avoid Tokyo's excessive summer heat."We have less than nine months to go to the games and are now entering the final stages of preparatio…READ FULL ARTICLE