Olympics - IOC says helped around 100 to leave Afghanistan

Olympics - IOC says helped around 100 to leave Afghanistan

The Star Online - Sport·2021-09-09 08:02

(Reuters) - International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach said on Wednesday that the organisation had helped around 100 members of the "Olympic community" in Afghanistan to leave the country on humanitarian visas.

The rescue efforts, which began after the Tokyo Games and before the Taliban took control of Afghanistan last month, will continue, he told a news conference.

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