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International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach has said the governing body is determined the 2020 Tokyo Olympics will proceed as planned despite concerns over the coronavirus outbreak.
Per Kyodo News (h/t Agence France-Presse, via Yahoo Sports), Bach told Japanese media on Thursday the IOC "is fully committed to a successful Olympic Games in Tokyo starting July 24."
The event is schedule to run from then until August 9.
Bach added the IOC's priority "is to ensure the qualification procedure and protecting the safety of athletes at the same time. This is what we're doing in cooperation with the Japanese authorities, the World Health Organization, the Chinese Olympic Committee and many NOCS [National Olympic Committees].