The International Olympic Committee will not drop a plan to move the 2020 Summer Games' marathons and race walking events to Sapporo from Tokyo, a senior IOC official said Friday."It's not a matter of if the Tokyo government insists. The decision has been taken," John Coates, chairman of the IOC Coordination Commission, told reporters after holding talks with Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike, who has said the Japanese capital's desire to hold the races has not changed."The IOC Executive Board is the competent authority to take a decision such as this," Coates said, adding that it has "a responsibili…READ FULL ARTICLE