IOC 'confident' Tokyo 2020 venues will be ready on time

Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike (R) delivers a speech beside State Minister in charge of Tokyo Olympics Shunichi Suzuki (L) during the fifth meeting of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Coordination Commission for the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 [PHOTO: AFP]

Tokyo organisers are back on track and will complete their 2020 Olympic venues on schedule, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said Monday at the start of a three-day visit.

After bungling the rollout of the showpiece Olympic stadium two years ago, local organisers have come under scrutiny but last month unveiled their first new permanent venue for the 2020 Olympics in a welcome public relations boost.