Bach, who visited the Athletes' Village on Tuesday before concluding his two-day Tokyo trip with a visit to the National Stadium, said that mandatory shots would be 'going too far'. Bach is in Tokyo to bolster confidence in the pandemic-postponed event but insisted that taking a vaccine would be a 'free decision' for athletes and others involved in the Games. IOC chief Thomas Bach has revealed Olympic athletes won't be forced to get Covid vaccinesBach said nurses and doctors are priorities and that athletes cannot jump the vaccine queue'There are too many issues to consider. More than 11,000 athletes are expected to descend upon Tokyo for the Olympics, which are due to begin on July 23, with thousands more coming for the subsequent Paralympics. 'We made it clear from the very beginning that the first priorities are for the nurses, medical doctors and everybody who keeps our society alive, despite the coronavirus crisis,' Bach told reporters at the National Stadium.

Source: Daily Mail November 17, 2020 12:11 UTC