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The Japan News/Yomiuri
The Japan News/Yomiuri
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Kentaro Sugino / Yomiuri Shimbun Correspondent

Olympics chief eyes Japan visit in mid-July

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach (Credit: The Yomiuri Shimbun)

GENEVA -- International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach will likely arrive in Japan on July 12 ahead of the Olympics opening ceremony slated for July 23, revealed IOC Vice President John Coates, who chairs the Coordination Commission for the Tokyo Games.

Coates himself plans to arrive in Tokyo on June 15.

"After the arrival of President Bach, we will move to the full Games-time coordination operations," Coates wrote on Wednesday in an open letter addressed to athletes, national Olympic committees, and other stakeholders in the Olympic and Paralympic Games.

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