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IOC back in Tokyo as world prepares for next year's Games

Last updated : Nov 19, 2020 19:11
SportzPower Team
Nov 18, 2020 18:11

TOKYO: For the first time since February, the IOC’s Coordination Commission chair John Coates returned to Japan with IOC president Thomas Bach for the joint International Olympic Committee (IOC), International Paralympic Committee (IPC) and Tokyo 2020 Project Review.

The meetings, held between 16 and 18 November, reaffirmed the full commitment of all partners to deliver Olympic and Paralympic Games fit for a post-corona world next year.

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