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'We will do our utmost in preparing for a safe and secure event,'Tokyo 2020 chief Yoshiro Mori said at the ceremony at the Matsushima air base of Japan's Self-Defence Forces.
Bach said the final decision on the Games would not be determined by financial interests. Protecting the health of everyone involved and containing the virus were the main objectives, he added.
The options, which include scaling back the Games or holding them without spectators, would be debated by the organising committee at the end of March, the official said.
The Olympic flame will arrive in Japan on Friday and kick off a domestic relay on March 26, with the Games set to take place from July 24 to August 9.
The 2021 World Athletics Championships are certain to be postponed after organisers said they would shift the event to accommodate the rescheduled Olympics.
The International Olympic Committee has decided to delay the event likely for a year, according to its member Dick Pound.
The IOC also said that the amount of spots allocated for each sport at the Games would remain the same next year.
The Games were postponed last week - the first such delay in the 124-year history of the modern Olympics.
The IOC said the refusal of visas for competitors went against the principles of the Olympic charter relating to discrimination and political interference from the host country.
The medals, which are 85 millimetre in diameter, feature Greek goddess of victory Nike in their design along with the Olympic symbol and are made from recycled metals, collected from 6.21 million electronic devices donated across Japan.
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