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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.
IOC president Thomas Bach visits the Paris 2024 Olympic Village. IMAGES. (COMPLETES VIDI346R3G3_EN)
Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo, International Olympic Committee chief Thomas Bach and Paris 2024 organising committee president Tony Estanguet unveil the Olympic decor on the facade of the Hotel de Ville in the French capital. IMAGES
Japanese Prime minister Fumio Kishida meets French President Emmanuel Macron in Hiroshima, ahead of the G7 summit. IMAGES
Emmanuel Macron and Thomas Bach exchange a long handshake and a hug, before the president of the International Olympic Committee leaves the courtyard of the Elysee. The meeting takes place almost two years to the day before the Olympic Games in Paris. IMAGES
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