Survivors’ groups say Thomas Bach should stay away, accusing him of using site to ‘justify holding of the Olympics by force’ despite pandemic
Residents of Hiroshima have called for the cancellation of a visit to Hiroshima by Thomas Bach, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) president, saying his presence there would “dishonour” victims of the atomic bombing.
Bach, who has angered many Japanese by insisting on pushing ahead with the Tokyo 2020 Games during the coronavirus pandemic, is due to visit the city’s peace memorial park on Friday, the first day of the Olympic Truce adopted by the UN in 1993.
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