A year before the start of the Olympic Games in Tokyo, the head of the International Olympic Committee, Thomas Bach, praised the Japanese hosts in the highest regard, APA reports citing Tellerreport.
"I can honestly say that I've never seen an Olympic city as prepared as Tokyo a year before the Olympics," said Bach at a countdown celebration in the Japanese capital, which also included design for the Medals was revealed.
The preparations were "excellent" in a year Japan will write "history", said the IOC president.