(Observer. com) On July 13, IOC President Bach, who was visiting Japan, once again made a slip of the tongue when meeting Seiko Hashimoto Tōru, president of the Organizing Committee for the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games, and called the "Japanese people" the "China people".

According to the website of Sports Japan 13, Bach affirmed the opening of the Olympic Village and Japan's work that day. He emphasized that "our common task is to hold a secure Olympic Games for all", "for athletes and teams from all countries, and most importantly, for the people of China …" At this time, he found his slip of the tongue and immediately changed it to "... Japanese". Later, Bach made a special speech in Japanese, calling for "everyone to cheer together."

According to Sports Magazine, Bach made a slip of the tongue, but he was very witty in translating on the spot and didn't translate "China people".

In addition, it is worth mentioning that this is not the first time that Bach made a slip of the tongue on "China". As early as 20 18 10, Bach made a speech at the press conference after the meeting of the IOC Executive Committee during the Third Summer Youth Olympic Games held in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He wanted to express his gratitude to the Argentine host, but mistakenly called China the host.

At that time, Bach did not react immediately. After being reminded by the host, Bach realized his slip of the tongue. He immediately added: "I mean four years later (Beijing Winter Olympics)."