IOC chief Bach set to arrive in Japan on July 8 for Olympics

The International Olympic Committee said Wednesday its President Thomas Bach is set to arrive in Japan on July 8, about two weeks before the opening of the Tokyo Games, delayed from last year due to the coronavirus pandemic.Amid lingering skepticism about the IOC and Japanese organizers' capability to stage the games safely, it also said it is arranging for Bach to visit atomic-bombed Hiroshima on July 16, the starting day of an Olympic truce adopted by the United Nations.IOC Vice President John Coates, who arrived in the country about two weeks ago, is planning to visit Nagasaki, the other…READ FULL ARTICLE