IOC says no reason to doubt Tokyo on bid payments


Yoshiro Mori, Japan's President of the Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee, talks during a news conference in Tokyo, Japan, May 26, 2016. REUTERS/Thomas Peter

TOKYO (Reuters) - The International Olympic Committee said on Thursday it saw no reason to doubt assurances from Tokyo about the legitimacy of payments made during its successful bid to host the 2020 Games.

IOC Vice-President John Coates said the IOC would not conduct its own investigation, but looked forward to the results of probes under way in France and Japan.

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