Olympic president Bach to visit Japan in May, meet PM Suga - media Reuters 2 hrs ago
TOKYO, April 17 (Reuters) - International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach will visit Japan in May, the Kyodo News agency said on Saturday, as the nation struggles to contain a surge in COVID-19 cases before the start of the Games.
Bach will attend a torch relay ceremony in the western city of Hiroshima on May 17 and meet with Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga the next day, Kyodo said, citing sources close to the matter. Bach is expected to back Japan s commitment to safely hosting the Summer Games, Kyodo reported.
IOC s Bach to visit Japan in May for relay ceremony, Suga meeting
International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach plans to visit Japan in May to attend a Tokyo Olympics torch relay ceremony and meet with Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, sources close to the matter said Friday.
Bach will attend the relay event on May 17 in the city of Hiroshima, which was devastated by a U.S. atomic bombing during World War II, before meeting with Suga the next day in Tokyo, the sources said.
International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach attends an IOC session on March 12, 2021, in Lausanne, Switzerland. (Photo courtesy of IOC)(Kyodo)
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