Olympics chief mixes up Japanese and Chinese at Tokyo Games presser
by Justin McCurry in Tokyo from on (#5M4G2)
Gaffe by International Olympic Committee president triggers backlash on social media
Thomas Bach's attempts to win over the reluctant hosts of the Tokyo 2020 Games got off to an embarrassing start on Tuesday when the president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) referred to the people of Japan as Chinese".
In his first public comments since arriving in Tokyo last week, Bach attempted to reassure the public that the Games would not become a coronavirus super-spreader event.
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