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IOC President discusses preparations for Tokyo 2020 with Japanese Prime Minister with nine days to go until Opening Ceremony

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    • Title IOC President discusses preparations for Tokyo 2020 with Japanese Prime Minister with nine days to go until Opening Ceremony
    • Publication Date 14th July 2021
    • Languages EG
    • Location Tokyo, Japan
    • Press Release https://olympics.com/ioc/news/statement-after-the-meeting-of-ioc-president-thomas-bach-and-japanese-prime-minister-suga-yoshihide
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      The IOC offers the following Video News Release to all news agencies, broadcasters and online news platforms free of charge. STORY SCRIPT: International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach has expressed his “respect and gratitude” to the Government and people of Japan in a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister SUGA Yoshihide to discuss the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. With the Games nine days away on 23 July, the meeting was also attended by Tokyo 2020 President HASHIMOTO Seiko, and the IOC President thanked her and the Prime Minister.

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      IOC President discusses preparations for Tokyo 2020 with Japanese Prime Minister with nine days to go until Opening Ceremony (video)

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      Story Script & Shotlist (document)

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