SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP)—The world gymnastics championships will be held in Tokyo as originally planned.
The International Gymnastics Federation decided Sunday there was no reason to move worlds, the main qualifier for the 2012 Olympics in London, despite earlier concerns about high radiation levels following the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.
FIG president Bruno Grandi said the federation made the decision after consulting with experts who said it would be safe to go ahead with worlds from Oct. 7-16 at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium.
Figure skating moved its world championships out of Tokyo after the earthquake and tsunami that devastated Japan in March, and the FIG had expressed concern about high radiation levels outside Fukushima, about 150 miles north of Tokyo. But organizers assured gymnastics officials that safety won’t be a concern, and the council’s decision was expected after the federation’s executive committee declined Friday to step in.
While it is the council’s responsibility to award world championships, the executive committee has the power to move the event if it deems it necessary.
The International Gymnastics Federation decided Sunday there was no reason to move worlds, the main qualifier for the 2012 Olympics in London, despite earlier concerns about high radiation levels following the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.
FIG president Bruno Grandi said the federation made the decision after consulting with experts who said it would be safe to go ahead with worlds from Oct. 7-16 at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium.
Figure skating moved its world championships out of Tokyo after the earthquake and tsunami that devastated Japan in March, and the FIG had expressed concern about high radiation levels outside Fukushima, about 150 miles north of Tokyo. But organizers assured gymnastics officials that safety won’t be a concern, and the council’s decision was expected after the federation’s executive committee declined Friday to step in.
While it is the council’s responsibility to award world championships, the executive committee has the power to move the event if it deems it necessary.
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