IOC Chairman Bach: Focus on the safe and successful hosting of the Olympic Games next year

Data map: The picture shows Thomas Bach, President of the International Olympic Committee.

Photo by China News Agency reporter Han Haidan

　　China News Service, September 10. According to the International Olympic Committee website, IOC President Bach said recently that the IOC is still focusing on successfully hosting the Olympic Games next year.

　　On the 9th local time, the International Olympic Committee held an executive committee meeting to listen to and discuss the report of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Coordination Committee.

After the meeting, Bach expressed his gratitude to the Tokyo Olympic Organizing Committee and the Japanese government for their support to the Tokyo Olympics.

　　At the same time, Bach said that there will be a number of meetings in the next few weeks. All parties will have important and intensive discussions on specific plans such as epidemic prevention measures under different epidemic situations. All parties are committed to holding a safe and successful Olympic Games.

　　"In short, we will still follow a principle that is to provide a safe environment for people participating in the Olympics next year. All our decisions about the Tokyo Olympics are made under this principle." Bach said.

　　According to reports, at the press conference after the meeting, Bach also emphasized that the information obtained from relevant experts and the World Health Organization made us "cautiously optimistic."

"We have seen tremendous progress in rapid detection technology, which will greatly affect the Olympic Games plan." (End)