Tokyo Olympic President Yoshiro Mori said Monday he expects to talk with IOC President Thomas Bach this week about potential dates and other details for the rescheduled games next year.
The International Olympic Committee and Japanese organizers lastweek postponed the Olympics until 2021 because of the coronavirus pandemic. “I anticipate speaking to President Bach this week,” Mori said, speaking at the opening of an organizing committee executive board meeting. “He tends to call me directly, and that puts me in trouble because I don’t have good command of English.” [ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ] Mori has repeatedly said the Olympics will be held no later than next summer and many reports suggest