IOC: "There are good reasons for cautious optimism" (Thomas Bach, president)

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Thomas Bach (GER), IOC President - ©  CIO / Greg Martin

"On the one hand, these recent weeks have shown that we can organise big sports events in a safe way even without a vaccine. On the other hand, we have to realise that even testing methods and vaccines are not the 'silver bullet' that will solve all our problems. We just do not yet know the full impact of any potential vaccine. But, altogether...

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Thomas Bach (GER), IOC President - ©  CIO / Greg Martin

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