Japan's potential future bid for hosting the Olympics receives endorsement from Bach, contingent on resolution of corruption concerns.
Fresh Take:
Thomas Bach, International Olympic Committee's (IOC) outgoing president, welcomes Japan's potential bid for future Summer or Winter Games. He acknowledged the controversy surrounding past events' staging, particularly the bid-rigging scandal linked to the 2020 Tokyo Games, but expressed optimism about Japan's future involvement.
In an interview with Kyodo News, Bach mentioned the Japanese business practices that led to corruption concerns and hoped for a "clarification and adaptation" of these practices. Sapporo dropped its bid for the 2030 Winter Games following these scandals, leaving a skeptical public doubtful about the bid's merits.
Japan remains a central player in the Olympic movement. Its ongoing hosting of various international tournaments and the successful performance of its athletes, who won 20 gold and 45 medals at the Paris Games, attest to this. Bach believes his tenure, marked by numerous challenges like doping scandals, a pandemic, and international conflicts, was driven by good intentions.
Bach praised the Olympic Agenda's fulfillment, Particularly the delivery of "sustainable, urban, young, joyous" games, and expressed enthusiasm for the Olympic Esports Games. He also threw his support behind Kirstie Coventry, the first female and first African IOC president, expressing confidence in her ability to lead the Olympic movement.
The bid-rigging cases involving major advertising agencies like Dentsu and Hakuhodo have tainted Japan's Olympic history. However, recent legal actions by the Tokyo High Court may signal improved transparency and integrity in public contracting, which could influence Japan's approach to future Olympic bids.
- Despite the bid-rigging scandal associated with the 2020 Tokyo Games, the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) outgoing president, Thomas Bach, remains optimistic about Japan's potential bid for future Summer or Winter Games.
- The Japanese business practices, which led to concerns about corruption in past events, are a focus of attention for Bach, who hopes for their clarification and adaptation.
- In light of the skepticism surrounding Japan's bids, following Sapporo's withdrawal from the 2030 Winter Games, Bach praises Japan's central role in the Olympic movement.
- The successful performance of Japanese athletes, who won 20 gold and 45 medals at the Paris Games, is a testament to Japan's ongoing involvement in international sporting events.
- Bach, reflecting on his tenure marked by numerous challenges such as doping scandals, a pandemic, and international conflicts, believes it was driven by good intentions.
- The IOC president also lauds the fulfillment of the Olympic Agenda, particularly the delivery of "sustainable, urban, young, joyous" games, and expresses enthusiasm for the Olympic Esports Games.7.bach publicly supports Kirstie Coventry, the first female and first African IOC president, expressing confidence in her ability to lead the Olympic movement.
- The recent legal actions by the Tokyo High Court against major advertising agencies like Dentsu and Hakuhodo, in response to bid-rigging cases, may indicate improved transparency and integrity in public contracting, potentially influencing Japan's approach to future Olympic bids.
