Olympics chief told to ‘go home’ during visit to Hiroshima

A visit to Hiroshima by Olympics chief Thomas Bach was met by protestors telling him to “go home” and accusing him of “dishonouring” the victims of the atomic bombing for allowing the games to take place during a pandemic.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) president went to Hiroshima on Friday to pay respect at Peace Memorial Park, dedicated to the victims of the 1945 atomic bombing.

His visit on the 76th anniversary of the Trinity nuclear test in New Mexico which led to the nuclear attacks in the later weeks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki coincided with the first day of the so-called Olympic truce, which calls for a worldwide cease-fire during the games.