IOC stays ‘totally dedicated’ to Tokyo 2020 Olympics because it urges athletes to ‘proceed to arrange’ for competitors

The Worldwide Olympic Committee (IOC) has issued a press release staying the group “stays totally dedicated” to the 2020 Olympic Video games in Tokyo, and urged athletes to “proceed to arrange” for the Video games.

The assertion, issued Tuesday, moved to dampen the hypothesis surrounding the way forward for the 2020 Olympics amid the continued international COVID-19 pandemic, because the IOC successfully advised athletes and stakeholders that it was enterprise as typical.

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“That is an unprecedented scenario for the entire world, and our ideas are with all these affected by this disaster. We’re in solidarity with the entire of society to do all the things to comprise the virus,” the assertion started.

“The scenario across the COVID-19 virus can be impacting the preparations for the Olympic Video games Tokyo 2020, and is altering day-to-day.

“The IOC stays totally dedicated to the Olympic Video games Tokyo 2020, and with greater than 4 months to go earlier than the Video games there isn’t any want for any drastic choices at this stage; and any hypothesis at this second can be counter-productive.”

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The assertion than addressed the athletes’ scenario as they put together for the Video games amid ever-increasing uncertainty over whether or not they’ll truly be competing this summer time.

“The IOC encourages all athletes to proceed to arrange for the Olympic Video games Tokyo 2020 as greatest they will,” the assertion continued.

“We are going to maintain supporting the athletes by consulting with them and their respective NOCs, and by offering them with the newest data and developments, that are accessible for athletes worldwide on the Athlete365 web site and by way of their respective NOCs and IFs.

“The IOC has confidence that the various measures being taken by many authorities around the globe will assist comprise the scenario of the COVID-19 virus. On this context, the IOC welcomes the help of the G7 leaders as expressed by Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo, who mentioned, ‘I need to maintain the Olympics and Paralympics completely, as proof that the human race will conquer the brand new coronavirus, and I gained help for that from the G-7 leaders.'”

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IOC President Thomas Bach mentioned, “The well being and well-being of all these concerned within the preparations for the Olympic Video games Tokyo 2020 is our number-one concern. All measures are being taken to safeguard the security and pursuits of athletes, coaches and help groups.

“We’re an Olympic neighborhood; we help each other in good occasions and in tough occasions. This Olympic solidarity defines us as a neighborhood.”

The President of the Affiliation of Summer time Olympic Worldwide Federations (ASOIF), Francesco Ricci Bitti, added, “I wish to thank all these concerned within the group of the Olympic Video games Tokyo 2020 and all of the athletes and the Worldwide Federations for his or her nice flexibility.

“We share the identical strategy and the identical rules because the IOC, and we’re as dedicated because the IOC to profitable Olympic Video games Tokyo 2020. We are going to communicate and have additional consultations with all stakeholders involved.”

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