The Games Organizing Committee has announced that it will postpone the visit of Chairman Bach of the IOC = International Olympic Committee, which was coordinated with the Tokyo Olympic Games Holy Fire Relay in Hiroshima, due to the extension of the state of emergency. did.
IOC President Bach was coordinating with the Organizing Committee to come to Japan for the torch relay in Hiroshima Prefecture on the 17th and 18th of this month, but last week a state of emergency was declared 31st this month. Due to the fact that it was decided to extend it until the day, it was readjusted in the direction of being postponed.
On the 10th, the Organizing Committee officially announced that President Bach would postpone his visit to Japan.
The Organizing Committee says, "In the future, we will readjust the situation so that we can visit Japan as soon as possible while assessing the infection status and various situations of the new coronavirus in Japan."
IOC "Great understanding of extension of state of emergency"
Regarding the postponement of the visit of President Bach of the IOC = International Olympic Committee to Japan, the IOC announced comments such as "I am very aware that the Japanese government has extended the state of emergency."
"For the past few weeks, the IOC and the Tokyo Organizing Committee have been discussing President Bach's visit to Japan in May to attend a holy fire relay in Hiroshima and meet with top Japanese leaders. However, in consideration of the decision to extend the state of emergency and the pandemic and various situations we are facing, we decided to postpone the visit to Japan. We greatly understand that the Japanese government has extended the state of emergency. We will continue to do our best to ensure the safety of the Games in cooperation with our Japanese partners and friends. "