Japan PM Suga says will work closely with IOC to host Tokyo Olympics

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Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga greets International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach during their meeting in Tokyo
Japan’s Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga (R) greets International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach during their meeting in Tokyo on November 16, 2020. Kazuhiro Nogi/Pool via REUTERS

November 16, 2020

TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said he looked forward to working closely with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to host the Tokyo Olympics next year, following a meeting with Thomas Bach, the president of the IOC.

Bach is in Japan on a two-day visit to meet with Game organisers and discuss a variety of issues facing the event, which was postponed to next year due to the global pandemic.

(Reporting by Mari Saito; Editing by Jacqueline Wong)

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