IOC's Bach to visit Japan in May for relay ceremony, Suga meeting

International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach plans to visit Japan in May to attend a Tokyo Olympics torch relay ceremony and meet with Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, sources close to the matter said Friday.Bach will attend the relay event on May 17 in the city of Hiroshima, which was devastated by a U.S. atomic bombing during World War II, before meeting with Suga the next day in Tokyo, the sources said.Bach is expected to reaffirm with the Japanese side their commitment to safely hosting the games amid the coronavirus pandemic, according to the sources.It will be Bach's f…READ FULL ARTICLE