18 November,2020 07:25 AM IST | Tokyo | AP, PTI
IOC president Thomas Bach
IOC President Thomas Bach has said during this week's trip to Tokyo that he is encouraging all Olympic participants and fans to be vaccinated - if one becomes available - if they are going to attend next year's Tokyo Olympics. Bach says a reasonable number of fans should be able to attend the venues - vaccine or no vaccine. And he said confidently that the postponed Olympics will open on July 23.
On Tuesday Bach was visiting the Athletes' Village. In an on-line session last month with the IOC's Athletes' Commission, Bach was asked if athletes would be forced to be vaccinated. The Associated Press obtained the 90-minute recording of the session. "Every athlete should look at his fellow athletes and take this into consideration," Bach said.
"Because the vaccination is not just about the individual. It's a protection for the entire community. And each and every one of us has a responsibility in this crisis, a responsibility not just for us individually but for all of the people who surround us."
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