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Tokyo will do ensure safe 2020 Games for spectators, says governor

  • 16 Nov 2020
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Yuriko Koike delivers a speech during the grand opening ceremony of the Tokyo Aquatics Centre in Tokyo. File/Reuters

Tokyo will do everything to develop sufficient coronavirus countermeasures to ensure spectators can enjoy the Tokyo 2020 Olympics safely, Governor Yuriko Koike said on Monday.

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The city governor said she was looking forward to holding the Games as a sign of “victory” over the virus, in a statement ahead of a meeting with International Olympics Committee President Thomas Bach.

Bach is in Japan for two days to talk to Olympic organisers as they explore ways to hold the Games safely amid a pandemic.

Reuters

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