KYODO NEWS - 1 hour ago - 23:46 | Sports, News, All, JapanThe Tokyo Olympics could take place earlier than the summer of 2021, International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach said Wednesday.
"After consulting with them, we also have to take into account the sports calendar around the Olympic Games," he said.
While he praised the professionalism of the task force members now involved in reshaping the Tokyo Olympics for next year, he said he did not envy them.
But I am confident we can put a beautiful jigsaw puzzle together and have a wonderful Olympic Games," he said.
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