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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, Jul 13 (EFE).- The president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said Tuesday that Tokyo is "the best-ever prepared city" to host the Olympic Games despite the coronavirus pandemic due to which the sporting event will take place amid unprecedented restrictions.Thomas Bach made these remarks during a meeting with the heads of the Tokyo 2020 organizing committee held on Tuesday in the Japanese capital, ten days before the Games' opening ceremony.At the start of the meeting, which was open to media, the IOC president said that the organizers "have done a fantastic job" to make Tokyo "the best-prepared city to host the Olympics." (Camera: ARCHIVE).ARCHIVE B-ROLL OF BANNERS OF TOKYO 2020 OLYMPIC GAMES LOGO IN TOKYO; OLYMPIC RINGS MONUMENT NEAR THE NATIONAL STADIUM; AND THE NATIONAL STADIUM, THE MAIN STADIUM OF THE 2020 TOKYO OLYMPIC GAMES, IN TOKYO, JAPAN.
Images of IOC president Thomas Bach meeting with Tokyo 2020 president Seiko Hashimoto in Japan's capital. IMAGES
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, May 19 (EFE/EPA).- The International Olympic Committee said Wednesday it estimated that 80 percent of athletes and committee members who will stay at this year’s Olympic Village will arrive in Japan vaccinated, adding it would offer help to meet the needs of health personnel."At this time 75 percent of the residents of the Olympic Village are vaccinated or have secured the vaccine," committee President Thomas said Wednesday at the opening of the Coordination Commission with organizers, adding that they have "good reason to believe that the figure will reach 80 percent for the games."Sixty-five days after the inauguration of the games, which are decreasing in popularity among the Japanese for fear that they will worsen the spread of Covid-19, Bach said the sporting events held so far have not been "a propagator of the virus.” (Camera: KIMIMASA MAYAMA).SHOT LIST: 2020 OLYMPIC BANNERS LINING THE STREETS OF TOKYO, JAPAN.
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