International Olympic Committee (IOC) chief Thomas Bach said Friday the Tokyo Games have “far exceeded” his expectations with two days to go, as anti-coronavirus measures have worked and the performance of the athletes has moved him.
Bach expressed his full confidence in the handling of the COVID-19 situation by authorities in Japan, as it struggles to rein in infections with cumulative cases nationwide confirmed as topping 1 million.
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