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Bach in attendance as the world mourns Abe

The IOC president was present for the state funeral this week to remember a close of the Olympic Movement. We ‘owe him all our respect and gratitude, we will forever hold Shinzo Abe in great honor’

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Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida welcomes President of the International Olympic Committee Thomas Bach before a reception at the Asakasa State Guest House in Tokyo, Japan, September 27, 2022, following the state funeral for Japan's former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. KAZUHIRO NOGI/Pool via REUTERS
Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida welcomes President of the International Olympic Committee Thomas Bach before a reception at the Asakasa State Guest House in Tokyo, Japan, September 27, 2022, following the state funeral for Japan's former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. KAZUHIRO NOGI/Pool via REUTERS

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach was in Japan this week to attend the state funeral of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

“Prime Minister Abe loved the Olympic Games and was a strong supporter of the Olympic values and the power of sport to change lives, particularly those of young people.”

Prime Minister Abe was instrumental in Tokyo’s successful bid for the 2020 Olympics, playing a vital role in ensuring that the Games went ahead after the COVID-19 pandemic.

“With Abe Shinzo, we agreed on the postponement of the Olympic Games at the height of the global pandemic. Without his support the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 would not have taken place. The athletes, the Olympic Movement and fans around the world owe him a huge debt of gratitude.”

Heads of state and dignitaries from around the world were in attendance. Current Prime Minster of Japan Fumio Kishida praised Abe as an astute politician who was instrumental in leading a post-war Japan towards a “free and open Indo-Pacific”.

Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (C) speaks during the state funeral for former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe (pictured R) at the Nippon Budokan in Tokyo on September 27, 2022. PHILIP FONG/Pool via REUTERS
Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (C) speaks during the state funeral for former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe (pictured R) at the Nippon Budokan in Tokyo on September 27, 2022. PHILIP FONG/Pool via REUTERS

“You were a person who should have lived much longer,” Kishida said. “I had a firm belief that you would contribute as a compass showing the future direction of Japan and the rest of the world for 10 or 20 more years.”

Bach was accompanied by Morinari Watanabe, Yuki Ota, and Yasuhiro Yamashita, representative members of the IOC in Japan.

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