JOC Chairman Yamashita "Members should also work on preventing infection spread" April 8 at 0:55

Following the declaration of emergency, JOC = Yamahiro Yamashita, Chairman of the Japan Olympic Committee, made a comment to JOC members.

"In the meantime, the decision has been made to postpone the Tokyo Olympics, and the players will want to practice as soon as possible, and many officials can now take part in relieving the players' anxiety. I hope that each member organization will do what it can to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus as much as possible in order to respect that thought. "

Then he said, "Once this crisis has been overcome, it's time for sports to contribute to society. Let's work together on what the sports community can do now for the day." Was.