This is the first time a U-S city will host the world championships. More than 2,000 athletes are expected to participate in the 10-day event from July 15 through 24th.
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TOKYO, May 8, (AP): The president of the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee said Friday that a visit to Japan this month by IOC President Thomas Bach seemed unlikely with a state of emergency order being extended by the government to Tokyo and other areas until May 31. Canceling the trip could be embarrassing for the International Olympic Committee and local organizers who say they can hold a “safe and secure” Olympics in the middle of a pandemic as cases surge in Japan – particularly in Tokyo and Japan’s second metropolis of Osaka. The postponed Olympics are to open in only 11 weeks, on July 23, followed by the Paralympics on Aug 24.