IOC Bach Chairman "If Olympics WHO asks, give up," March 13, 17:25

In an interview with a German television station, Bach, chairman of the IOC = International Olympic Committee, emphasized that the Tokyo Olympics were scheduled to be held as scheduled, but the WHO = He stated that if the World Health Organization called for the event to be cancelled, the event would have to be abandoned.

On October 12, IOC President Bach appeared on the German public broadcast show ARD.

In this regard, President Bach said of the Tokyo Olympics, "We will do our best to prepare for the opening ceremony on July 24, and we will do everything we can to make the tournament successful so that the athletes can prepare thoroughly." He emphasized that he was aiming for the schedule.

He also noted that he set up a countermeasure team with WHO and others in the middle of last month to respond to the problem of the new coronavirus, which is spreading. "We are monitoring the situation 24 hours a day, 7 days a week." Said.

On the other hand, an interviewer asked WHO to respond to the event if he was asked to cancel the tournament. .

The Torch Relay is set to begin in Greece on the 12th, and the torch is scheduled to arrive in Japan on the 20th, despite concerns over the spread of the new coronavirus over the Tokyo Olympics.