Olympic’s Bach Says ‘No Plan B’ for Tokyo Games: Kyodo

Thomas Bach, International Olympic Committee president, puts his mask on after a press conference in Tokyo, Japan, on Nov. 16, 2020. Du Xiaoyi/Pool

TOKYO—There is “no Plan B” for the Tokyo Games, said International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach, who reaffirmed his commitment to holding the showpiece event this year in an interview with Kyodo News on Thursday.

After the Games were postponed last year because of the global novel coronavirus pandemic, Saturday marks six months until the rearranged Olympics are due to start on July 23.