thomomas spark madee the pledge a r rare appppearanc at a coordidination meetingng. >> we have to makehese olympic games fit for the post-corona world. i am sure that we will make it, and we will make these olympic games, which will be historic. >> bach says the tour de france and otherer recent sportingg evs prove a vaccine i is not nececey for safe play. six months after the postponement was announced, the president of japan's organizing committee says it's important to build momentum toward the tokyo games. >> translator: this is an extremely difficult project that no one h has ever pulled off. however, with the supupport o o many people, all o of us will b on t the s same p page and work together. >> virus prevention measures are high on the agenda for the two-day meeting. organizers are also said to discuss ways to supplement events in order to cut costs. an expert on interkorean relations says north korean troops may have been trying to prevent the spread of the coronavirus when they shot a south korean official at sea earlier this week. the incident is the first instance of a sh