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With the Tokyo Olympic Games, we are taking a leap of faith in the future
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This was stated by the president of the IOC, Thomas
Bach
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Opening the 138th Session of the International Olympic Committee, Bach argued that "just as Tokyo 1964 marked a new era for a dynamic and peaceful Japan, so Tokyo 2020 will give humanity faith in the future."