International Olympic Committee chief Thomas Bach may arrive in Japan for the Tokyo Olympics on July 9, three days earlier than initially scheduled, officials familiar with the matter said Thursday.Toshiro Muto, CEO of the Japanese organizing committee, told reporters that he has been informed that Bach will come to the country "earlier."The IOC had said its president would arrive on July 12, 11 days before the opening ceremony. His trip to Japan slated for mid-May was canceled, partly because Tokyo was under a COVID-19 state of emergency, amid widespread skepticism about the IOC and the Ja…READ FULL ARTICLE
