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China News Service, September 7th. According to foreign media reports, the Vice President of the International Olympic Committee Coates said in an interview that regardless of whether there is still a new crown virus or not, the postponed Tokyo Olympics will continue as scheduled.
According to the report, Coates stated that the Tokyo Olympics will begin as scheduled on July 23, 2021, and called it "a game to conquer the virus."
He also said, "The original theme slogan of the Tokyo Olympics was'Rejuvenation and Reconstruction'. This was because they experienced the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami in 2011. Now, defeating the new crown virus will become the theme of the Tokyo Olympics, just like a tunnel. The light at the end".
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Earlier, the International Olympic Committee President Bach said in an interview that if the Tokyo Olympics cannot be held on schedule until next year, they will face the fate of being cancelled.
Bach said: “We want to organize all participants to compete in a safe environment. No one knows what the world will be like in one year or two months. So we must rely on experts and make appropriate decisions at the appropriate time based on recommendations. Decided."
"You can't always hire 3,000 to 5,000 staff, nor can you change the world's sporting events schedule and have too much overlap with the upcoming Olympic Games, nor can you keep athletes in a state of uncertainty."
Regarding the future of the Tokyo Olympics, John Coates, chairman of the International Olympic Committee Coordinating Committee, who oversees the preparations for the Tokyo Olympics, has also proposed that October this year will be an important node for judging whether it can be held.
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