FILE PHOTO: Thomas Bach, President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) attends a news conference after the 135th Session in Lausanne, Switzerland, January 10, 2020. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse
TOKYO (Reuters) – The International Olympic Committee is “fully committed” to holding the Tokyo Olympics on schedule despite the coronavirus outbreak, IOC President Thomas Bach told Japanese media in a conference call on Thursday, Kyodo news agency reported.
Bach told Japanese media the IOC “is fully committed to a successful Olympic Games in Tokyo starting July 24,” Kyodo quoted Bach as saying.
Reporting by Antoni Slodkowski; Editing by Hugh Lawson
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