TOKYO – IOC President Thomas Bach and Yoshiro Mori, the head of the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee, gave an online pep talk Monday to national Olympic committee representatives to allay fears about the postponed games.About 200 national Olympic committees are expected to be represented next year in Tokyo.
Organizers held an English-speaking session on Monday for chefs de mission, with French and Spanish sessions scheduled for later in the week.These sessions have been typically held in the host city and were held in Tokyo before the Olympics were postponed.“The fact that I can only greet you virtually is itself a reflection of the unprecedented situation we all are facing,” Bach said in his brief, pre-recorded opening remarks to the.