IMAGE: Tokyo 2020 CEO Toshiro Muto said in July that organisers are preparing to host the Games next year even if the global coronavirus pandemic hasn't eased substantially. Photograph: Lintao Zhang/Getty Images
The recent resumption of sports events show they can be organised safely without vaccines, International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach said on Thursday.
Bach made the comment at a news conference.
The Tokyo Olympics were postponed from 2020 to 2021 due to the coronavirus. The pandemic has continued to spread, casting a shadow over the viability of hosting the Games next year.