Tokyo 2020: "Cancelling the Games would've been the easiest decision, we were insured" (T. Bach)

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Thomas Bach, IOC president, in Tokyo on 20/07/2021 - ©  CIO / Dave Thompson

"If the financial consequences alone had been taken into account, we would have had to cancel the Games. It would have been the easiest decision for the IOC, because we were covered by insurance in case the Games were cancelled. We could have played it and started preparing for Paris 2024," said IOC president Thomas Bach (GER) in an interview...

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Thomas Bach, IOC president, in Tokyo on 20/07/2021 - ©  CIO / Dave Thompson

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