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Enthusiasm for the Olympic dream was in the heroes’ welcome Japan gave its athletes on their return from the London Olympics.
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asked about the bid. But the latest fi gures say that over 70% of residents in Tokyo support the bid.” To Mizuno comparing polls about support by the population of the various bidding cities means little. Japanese are humble and aim to deliver. They will only celebrate and be jubilant once a task has been accomplished. To him the ticker tape parade, which Olympic athletes received when they returned from the 2012 London Games, is a perfect example of Japanese support for Tokyo’s ambition. “This was the fi rst-ever heroes’ parade of Olympic medallists that
was organised to express the nation’s gratitude,” he says. “TV viewership rates for the event were amazing and over 500,000 people lined the streets on a Monday, to offer a heroes’ welcome to the athletes. Japan won a record- breaking 71 medals in London. The parade was an extraordinary display of Japanese passion and the remarkable power of sport to unite and inspire. The Japanese Olympic team’s unprecedented performance in London makes us even more determined to deliver a dynamic celebration in the heart of the world’s most forward-thinking city.”
Forward-thinking Tokyo certainly is. Two years after the devastating tsunami and subsequent nuclear power station disaster hit Japan, foundations are being laid for an even more fl ourishing economy that will also be more sustainable and environmentally friendly. This hasn’t gone unnoticed by the IOC. Since 1995 the IOC has had its own Sport and Environment commission, a commission that will celebrate its 25th birthday in 2020. Mizuno serves on this commission and takes the environment to his heart.
Asked about the ‘green’ aspiration of the Tokyo LOC, his eyes light up. “Japan is a leading country for technology for sustainability,” he says. “All facilities must consider the environment by using natural ventilation, solar panel heating or by using environment-friendly raw materials such as wood or recycled materials,” he says.
Mizuno cites the Richmond Olympic Oval that was built for the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics as a perfect example of how this can be achieved. Standards
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