International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach said on the second day of the 137th IOC session

that the IOC would pay for all the doses accepted by both Olympic and Paralympic teams this year and next as well. The Chinese Olympic Committee has offered to provide vaccine doses for athletes at both the Tokyo Olympics and the Beijing Winter Olympics. "We are grateful for this offer, which is in the true Olympic spirit of solidarity," Bach said during an online meeting that included sports leaders and the organizers of future Olympics.

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