The President of the International Olympic Committee arrives in Tokyo for the Olympic Games

International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach arrived in Tokyo on Thursday to attend the Olympic Games.

 

The head of the committee arrived at Tokyo's Haneda Airport, a day after the Japanese government unofficially decided to put the capital under another state of emergency until August 22, amid growing concerns that the Olympic Games may spark another increase, Kyodo News Agency reported Thursday. in coronavirus infections.

 

The Games, which have already been postponed for a year, are scheduled to start on July 23, despite fears that they could spark new waves of infection.