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UCI Close To Agreement On 2020 Tokyo Olympic Venue Move

After months of negotiations, the Int'l Cycling Union (UCI) is "nearing final agreement with Olympic organizers on their proposal to move cycling events at the 2020 Tokyo Games to a venue outside the capital to save money," according to Stephen Wilson of the AP. UCI President Brian Cookson said that the UCI stands ready to accept the change but is looking for certain ''assurances'' to ''minimize'' the impact of moving events so far from the host city. Cookson: ''I'm optimistic we will have a solution within the next couple of weeks." Track cycling, mountain biking and BMX were originally set to be held in Tokyo, but organizers "decided to move the venue to Izu -- more than two hours from the host city by train -- as part of a series of cost-cutting changes." The UCI opposed the move, saying that it would "diminish the Olympic experience for athletes and fans." But, after protracted talks with Japanese organizers and the IOC, the cycling body "softened its position." Cookson said, ''We have a better understanding now of what's possible and what's not possible." Cycling is the "last major piece of Tokyo's venue plan that still need to be finalized" (AP, 11/4). 

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