He ended his speech with a Japanese phrase: "Ganbari mashu,'' which translates as "Let's do our best.'' Still, the Japanese media quickly reported it, and there was backlash on social media. "Our common target is safe and secure Games for everybody for the athletes, for all the delegations, and most importantly also for the Chinese people - Japanese people,'' Bach said, catching his mistake quickly.īach's comments in the briefing were interpreted from English to Japanese, but the slip was not included in the interpretations. This is even more remarkable under the difficult circumstances we all have to face.''īach tripped over his words, referring to the "Chinese people'' rather than "Japanese people.'' Giving a pep talk at the headquarters of the Tokyo Olympics organizing committee, Bach's opening remarks were, "You have managed to make Tokyo the best-ever prepared city for the Olympic Games. TOKYO - IOC president Thomas Bach referred to his Japanese hosts as Chinese when he appeared in public on Tuesday for the first time since arriving in Tokyo last week. IOC president Thomas Bach trips over words, refers to 'Chinese people' in pep talk in Tokyo ahead of Olympics
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