Dear Governor Koike Yuriko,
Your Excellencies,
Welcome to the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020.
Today is a moment of hope. Yes, it is very different from what all of us had imagined. But let us cherish this moment. Finally we are all here together: the athletes from 205 National Olympic Committees and the IOC Refugee Olympic Team, living under one roof together in the Olympic Village.
This is the unifying power of sport. This is the message of solidarity, the message of peace and the message of resilience. This gives all of us hope for our further journey together.
We can only be all together here, because of you, our gracious hosts, the Japanese people, to whom we would like to express all our appreciation and respect.
The upcoming Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics will be staged without overseas spectators as precautionary measures to contain the spread of the coronavirus, Kyodo News reported on Tuesday citing officials with knowledge of the matter. The Tokyo Olympics were postponed last year due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Games are now scheduled to be held from July 23 to August 8 while the Paralympics will take place from August 24 to September 5. Japan s government has decided to prohibit foreign spectators from attending the mega event later this year. The Japanese government concluded that overseas fans in this year s showpiece event isn t possible given the concerns among the country s public over the COVID-19 pandemic, Kyodo News cited the official as saying.
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Tokyo 2020 Executive Board appoints Hashimoto Seiko as new President of the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) warmly welcomes the decision of the Tokyo 2020 Executive Board to appoint seven-time Olympian Hashimoto Seiko as the new President of the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee. She was until today the Minister for the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games, Minister in charge of Women s Empowerment and Minister of State for Gender Equality in the Government of Japan.
IOC President Thomas Bach said: My heartfelt congratulations go to my fellow Olympian Hashimoto Seiko on her appointment as President of the Organising Committee Tokyo 2020. With her great Olympic experience, having won a medal, participated in seven editions of the Olympic Games and the Olympic Winter Games, and having led Japan s delegation to the Olympic Games multiple times, she is the perfect choice for t
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TOKYO, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach extended congratulations to newly elected Tokyo 2020 organizing committee chief Hashimoto Seiko, praising her as the perfect choice.
Bach said in a statement, My heartfelt congratulations go to my fellow Olympian Hashimoto Seiko on her appointment as President of the Organising Committee Tokyo 2020. With her great Olympic experience, having won a medal, participated in seven editions of the Olympic Games and the Olympic Winter Games, and having led Japan s delegation to the Olympic Games multiple times, she is the perfect choice for this position.