Tokyo a candidate for track and field world championships
Antti Pihlakoski, evaluation panel chairman of the World Athletics (WA), center left, and Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike, surrounded by other WA members, pose for a photo before their talk in Tokyo, Wednesday, May 25, 2022. Council member Nawal El Moutawakel, back, from left, Vice President Ximena Restrepo and Director of Competitions & Events Jakob Larsen join the photo session. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)

Antti Pihlakoski, evaluation panel chairman of the World Athletics (WA), center left, and Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike, surrounded by other WA members, pose for a photo before their talk in Tokyo, Wednesday, May 25, 2022. Council member Nawal El Moutawakel, back, from left, Vice President Ximena Restrepo and Director of Competitions & Events Jakob Larsen join the photo session. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)

May. 25, 2022 03:25 AM EDT
FILE - A general view of National Stadium during an athletics test event for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics Games in Tokyo, on May 9, 2021. The $1.4 billion Tokyo national stadium, built by the Japanese government for last year’s Olympics, is being viewed as the site for track and field's world championships. A team from World Athletics — the governing body of the sport — met with Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike on Wednesday, May 25, and was to tour the stadium on Thursday, May 26.(AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama, File)

FILE - A general view of National Stadium during an athletics test event for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics Games in Tokyo, on May 9, 2021. The $1.4 billion Tokyo national stadium, built by the Japanese government for last year’s Olympics, is being viewed as the site for track and field's world championships. A team from World Athletics — the governing body of the sport — met with Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike on Wednesday, May 25, and was to tour the stadium on Thursday, May 26.(AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama, File)

May. 24, 2022 11:43 PM EDT
Antti Pihlakoski, left, evaluation panel chairman of World Athletics, speaks in an introduction before a talk with Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike in Tokyo, Wednesday, May 25, 2022. The $1.4 billion Tokyo national stadium, built by the Japanese government for last year’s Olympics, is being viewed as a site for track and field's world championships. An inspection team from World Athletics — the governing body of the sport — met with Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike on Wednesday and was to tour the stadium on Thursday.(AP Photo/Hiro Komae)

Antti Pihlakoski, left, evaluation panel chairman of World Athletics, speaks in an introduction before a talk with Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike in Tokyo, Wednesday, May 25, 2022. The $1.4 billion Tokyo national stadium, built by the Japanese government for last year’s Olympics, is being viewed as a site for track and field's world championships. An inspection team from World Athletics — the governing body of the sport — met with Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike on Wednesday and was to tour the stadium on Thursday.(AP Photo/Hiro Komae)

May. 25, 2022 03:33 AM EDT
Antti Pihlakoski, evaluation panel chairman of World Athletics, speaks in an introduction before a talk with Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike in Tokyo, Wednesday, May 25, 2022. The $1.4 billion Tokyo national stadium, built by the Japanese government for last year’s Olympics, is being viewed as a site for track and field's world championships.An inspection team from World Athletics — the governing body of the sport — met with Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike on Wednesday and was to tour the stadium on Thursday. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)

Antti Pihlakoski, evaluation panel chairman of World Athletics, speaks in an introduction before a talk with Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike in Tokyo, Wednesday, May 25, 2022. The $1.4 billion Tokyo national stadium, built by the Japanese government for last year’s Olympics, is being viewed as a site for track and field's world championships.An inspection team from World Athletics — the governing body of the sport — met with Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike on Wednesday and was to tour the stadium on Thursday. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)

May. 25, 2022 03:24 AM EDT
FILE - A worker walks through the front entrance of Tokyo National Stadium on June 23, 2021, in Tokyo. The $1.4 billion Tokyo national stadium, built by the Japanese government for last year’s Olympics, is being viewed as the site for track and field's world championships. A team from World Athletics — the governing body of the sport — met with Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike on Wednesday, May 25, and was to tour the stadium on Thursday, May 26. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato, File)

FILE - A worker walks through the front entrance of Tokyo National Stadium on June 23, 2021, in Tokyo. The $1.4 billion Tokyo national stadium, built by the Japanese government for last year’s Olympics, is being viewed as the site for track and field's world championships. A team from World Athletics — the governing body of the sport — met with Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike on Wednesday, May 25, and was to tour the stadium on Thursday, May 26. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato, File)

May. 24, 2022 11:42 PM EDT