Tokyo 2020 President Hashimoto hopes for Olympic support from G7 countries


Tokyo 2020 Olympics Organising Committee President Seiko Hashimoto speaks at a news conference after IOC Executive Board meeting in Tokyo, Japan, June 9, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/Pool

TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo 2020 would be "grateful" if Group of Seven countries could support the Summer Games going ahead as planned, Tokyo 2020 organising committee president Seiko Hashimoto told a news conference on Friday.

She added that the organising committee had set up a new vaccination centre for Olympics-related staff in Tokyo.

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