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Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics will not have overseas spectators, according to Japanese news agency
Japan has decided to stage this year’s Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics without overseas spectators due to public concern about COVID-19, Kyodo news agency has said, citing officials with knowledge of the matter.
Key points:
- A recent Japanese newspaper poll showed 77 per cent of respondents did not want foreign fans to attend the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics
- The Olympic torch relay starts on March 25, and Tokyo organising committee chief Seiko Hashimoto wants a decision on overseas spectators before then
- The president of World Athletics, Sebastian Coe, says athletes are prepared for the trade-off of having smaller crowds in order to complete the Tokyo games
The Tokyo 2020 games organising committee said in response that a decision would be…
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