ＩＯＣ「日本の決断を尊重」　東京五輪、海外客断念を受け

　【ロンドン時事】国際オリンピック委員会（ＩＯＣ）は２０日、今夏の東京五輪・パラリンピックで海外からの一般客の受け入れを断念する決定を受け、「大会の参加者と日本の方々の安全のため、国際パラリンピック委員会（ＩＰＣ）とともに日本側の決断を全面的に尊重する」と発表した。
　バッハ会長は「心から残念に思うが、全ての決断は安全第一という原則を尊重する必要がある。ＩＯＣの最優先事項は安全な大会を開催すること」と述べた。
　米国オリンピック・パラリンピック委員会（ＵＳＯＰＣ）のハーシュランド最高経営責任者（ＣＥＯ）は、「新型コロナウイルス下で大会を運営する複雑さや、安全な大会の実施に向けたとてつもない努力を理解している」との声明を出した。（2021/03/20-22:11）

The International Olympic Committee and the International Paralympic Committee expressed their full support Saturday for Japan's decision not to allow spectators from abroad for this summer's Tokyo Games amid the continuing novel coronavirus pandemic.
   "For the reason of the safety of every games participant and the Japanese people, their conclusion is fully respected and accepted by the IOC and the IPC," the IOC said in a statement.
   "We share the disappointment of all enthusiastic Olympic fans from around the world, and of course the families and friends of the athletes, who were planning to come to the games," IOC President Thomas Bach said.
   "I am truly sorry," he said, adding, "We know that this is a great sacrifice for everybody." But he stated: "We have also said that the first principle is safety. Every decision has to respect the principle of safety first. I know that our Japanese partners and friends did not reach this conclusion lightly."
   "We stand shoulder to shoulder at the side of our Japanese partners and friends" to make the Tokyo Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games a great success, he said.