バッハ会長の来日、再調整　ＩＯＣ

　【ロンドン時事】国際オリンピック委員会（ＩＯＣ）のアダムス広報部長は１２日、オンラインで記者会見し、緊急事態宣言の延長を踏まえて延期されたバッハ会長の来日が、５月末以降に再調整されるとの見通しを示した。当初は５月中旬に来日する方向だった。
　アダムス氏は「（予定通り来日が実現していたら）会長は全面的な支援と理解を日本の方々に伝えたかったと思う」と述べた。
　７月２３日の開幕まで２カ月余りとなった東京五輪については、開催に反対する声が日本国内では多い。アダムス氏は「われわれは、現時点で大会は開催できると考えている。世論に注意を払う必要はあるが、それに完全に動かされるわけではない」と述べた。（2021/05/13-01:02）

A visit to Japan by International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach is seen to be rescheduled for the end of May or later, IOC spokesperson Mark Adams indicated Wednesday.
   Bach was initially expected to visit Japan in mid-May. But the trip has been postponed in line with the extension of the Japanese government's novel coronavirus state of emergency for Tokyo and some other prefectures until May 31. The emergency was originally slated to end on Tuesday.
   "The president, I think, wanted to just convey full support and understanding to Japanese people" if he had visited the country as initially planned, Adams said in an online press conference.
   With only about two months before the July 23 start of the Tokyo Olympics, many people in Japan are apparently against the games being held as planned amid the continuing coronavirus crisis.
   In response, Adams said, "We think that at this stage, the games can go ahead," adding, "As with all organizations, we have to pay attention to public opinion, but not be totally driven by it."