Covid-19 infection rate low within Olympics, says IOC chief
Bach reiterated that the upcoming Olympics are not a threat to the people of Japan despite a positive case emerging from the Athletes Village.
Bach reiterated that the upcoming Olympics are not a threat to the people of Japan despite a positive case emerging from the Athletes Village.
Bach’s visit on Tuesday coincided with the official opening of the Olympic Village on Tokyo Bay.
“Our common target is safe and secure games for everybody; for the athletes, for all the delegations, and most importantly also for the Chinese people -- Japanese people,” Bach said, catching his mistake quickly.
Following Coates' remarks, Tokyo 2020 President Seiko Hashimoto said the preparations for a safe and secure Games are proceeding steadily.
The Tokyo Games were originally to have taken place last summer, but were postponed to this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic
14 multinational corporates have signed International Olympics Committee's flagship worldwide sponsorship programme for the current cycle.
The IOC, which has approximately USD 1 billion (926 million euros) in reserves, in March took the historic decision to postpone the Tokyo Olympic Games.
The IOC President Thomas Bach was to visit the country to check on preparations for the Games that was earlier postponed due to the pandemic.
The IOC had earlier not given a specific date while announcing the postponement of the Tokyo Olympics 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Thomas Bach announced the decision to reschedule the Tokyo Olympics to 2021 after holding a teleconference call with Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday.