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Tokyo, May 20 (EFE/EPA).- The president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) plans to finally land in Japan on July 12, less than two weeks before the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics, the IOC announced overnight as it sought to reassure the event will be held safely.Bach was scheduled to visit the country in mid-May but his trip was postponed after the declaration of a state of emergency in the main Japanese regions due to a fourth wave of Covid-19.His visit will be part of "coordination operations" on the ground for the Games, which are scheduled to kick off on July 23, IOC Vice President John Coates said in a letter to Olympic officials from Lausanne on Wednesday.Coates also plans to travel to Tokyo on June 15 to finalize the details of the sporting event. (Camera: ARCHIVE).ARCHIVE FOOTAGE OF 2020 OLYMPIC BANNERS LINING THE STREETS OF TOKYO, JAPAN.
Tokyo, Aug 24 (EFE) - (Camera: Franck Robichon). The Tokyo Paralympic Games kick off Tuesday amid concerns over rising coronavirus infections in Japan, which have forced the event to be held under strict protocols similar to those of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. FOOTAGE OF THE GENERAL ENVIRONMENT IN TOKYO DURING THE INAUGURATION OF THE PARALYMPIC GAMES.
Tokyo, July 27 (EFE/EPA).- Tokyo on Tuesday added 2,848 new Covid-19 cases, the highest daily rise of infections in the Olympic host city since the pandemic began.The record spike in daily infections comes in the middle of the global sporting event that opened last Friday.The figure is more than the previous record of Jan.7 when health authorities detected 2,520 cases in the Japanese capital, currently in the fourth state of emergency since the pandemic began. (Camera: ARCHIVE). ARCHIVE FOOTAGE SHOWS TOKYO 2020 BANNERS LINING THE STREETS OF TOKYO AND DEMONSTRATORS PROTEST AGAINST THE TOKYO 2020 OLYMPICS IN TOKYO, JAPAN.
French President Emmanuel Macron meets International Olympic Committee chief Thomas Bach as he arrives in Tokyo to attend the opening ceremony of the pandemic-postponed Olympics, which is taking place under strict virus rules. IMAGES
Tokyo (Japan), Jul 19 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Franck Robichon) .- The Tokyo 2020 organizing committee said on Monday that 21 people who had close contact with the two South African athletes who tested positive have been identified duringtheir stay at the Olympic Village, the first cases of this type.FOOTAGE OF THE OLYMPIC VILLA IN TOKYO, JAPAN.
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