Views of IOC and Tokyo as the world awaits Olympics decision

Record ID: 1465621

  • Title: Views of IOC and Tokyo as the world awaits Olympics decision
  • Date: 24th March 2020
  • Summary: EXTERIOR OF BUILDING IOC FLAG OUTSIDE BUILDING EXTERIOR OF BUILDING
  • Embargoed: 7th April 2020 12:39
  • Keywords: Games postponement International Olympic Committee Japan Shinzo Abe Thomas Bach Tokyo 2020 Olympics
  • Location: TOKYO, JAPAN / LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND
  • City: TOKYO, JAPAN / LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND
  • Country: Various
  • Topics: Olympics,Sport
  • Reuters ID: LVA002C6EWW1Z
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is to propose a one-year delay to the Olympics in a call with International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach on Tuesday (March 24), according to NHK, Japan's public broadcaster.
    Japanese Olympics Minister Seiko Hashimoto will brief reporters at around 9:15 p.m. (1215 GMT) following the call, a government official said.
    Hashimoto, along with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and some other Japanese leaders, were scheduled to hold talks by phone with Bach from 8:00 p.m. (1100 GMT).
    An Olympic Movement source said on Tuesday that the IOC Executive Board will meet later in the day.
    (Production: Cecile Matovani, Hideto Sakai, Tim Hart, Mike Brock)
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