President Bach of the IOC = International Olympic Committee visited Japan on the afternoon of the 8th for the Tokyo Olympics.
We will be waiting at a hotel in Tokyo until the 11th, and will attend a five-party meeting with the organizing committee and the government, which is expected to be held on the night of the 8th, online.
IOC President Bach arrived at Haneda Airport on the afternoon of the 8th, before the opening of the Tokyo Olympics was two weeks in nine days.
In addition to being vaccinated, Bach has continued to voluntarily quarantine in Switzerland, where the IOC headquarters are located, and has undergone regular inspections of the new corona.
On the 8th, after being inspected at the airport, I entered a hotel in Tokyo and stayed in the hotel room until the 11th according to the tournament's action guideline "Playbook" that included measures against infection with the new coronavirus. Will wait at.
We will attend a five-party meeting online with the Organizing Committee and the government to discuss the audience for the upcoming tournament on the night of the 8th.
And from the 12th, we will be attending meetings with the executives of the Organizing Committee, and preparations for the Games will be in the final stage.
In addition, adjustments are being made to visit Hiroshima on the 16th of this month.
Last month, Bach called on athletes and tournament officials to take action based on the "playbook," saying that "the world's eyes are on us."
The government is planning to issue a fourth state of emergency in Tokyo from the 12th of this month, and while there are voices of anxiety about the spread of infection during the Olympics, whether effective infection control measures can be taken, leadership of Chairman Bach Will be asked.