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Olympic leaders back IOC's Tokyo stance after rare criticism

by AP Sports Writer
| March 18, 2020 6:27 PM

GENEVA (AP) — Regional Olympic officials are rallying around the IOC and have backed its stance on opening the Tokyo Games as scheduled, as direct criticism from gold medalist athletes built amid the coronavirus outbreak.

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