「ラストスパートの準備を」　バッハＩＯＣ会長、東京五輪開幕に向け

　【ロンドン時事】新型コロナウイルスの感染拡大により今夏に延期された東京五輪の開幕まで１００日となった１４日、国際オリンピック委員会（ＩＯＣ）のバッハ会長が公式サイトにメッセージを寄せ、「（開幕１００日前は）選手に例えるなら最終周。組織だけでなく選手に関しても、ラストスパートの準備をする必要がある」と語った。
　フェンシング男子の五輪金メダリストでもあるバッハ会長は、選手時代にコーチから「大会までに直面する可能性がある問題については全て話し合った。それ以外のことが起こっても問題ない」と助言を受けたエピソードを披露。「選手たちに言えるのは、その精神で準備しようということ。７月２３日の開会式で会いましょう」と話した。（2021/04/15-08:24）

International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach gave encouragement to Tokyo Olympics athletes on Wednesday, 100 days before the start of the sporting event, which was postponed by one year to this summer due to the novel coronavirus pandemic.
   "Now the real countdown has started, and comparing it to an athlete, it is the final lap," Bach said in a message posted on the IOC's official website. "So, we need to get ready for the final sprint--with regard to the organization, but also with regard to the athletes. Now everybody has a clear vision of these games."
   "The message to the athletes is 'Here we go!' It is just 100 days. These final days of preparations, I know from my own experience, are very, very important," said Bach, a fencing gold medalist at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.
   Recalling his days as a fencer, Bach said, "Our coach gave us a good advice at 100 days to go to our Olympic Games."
   Bach quoted his coach as saying: "Right now, we have discussed all the problems we may face when it comes to the Games. If anything comes up that we have not discussed before, it's not a problem." Calling on athletes to "get ready in this spirit," Bach said, "We'll be waiting for you in the Tokyo Olympic Stadium on July 23," when the opening ceremony for the Olympic Games is slated to be held.