Bach leads sports community tributes to former Japan PM Abe

Shinzo Abe and International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach in 2020. (Photo by Kim Kyung-Hoon-Pool/Getty Images)
Shinzo Abe and International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach in 2020. (Photo by Kim Kyung-Hoon-Pool/Getty Images)

International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach has led the international sports community’s tributes to former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe, who was assassinated in the Japanese city of Kashihara earlier today (Friday).

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