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Agence France-Presse

A 30-year-old Uzbek man was arrested on Sunday on suspicion of raping a woman in the National Stadium last week, just days before the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games begin, according to police and media reports.
The man, a university student, allegedly sexually assaulted the victim in her 20s on Friday night, the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department said.
Local media said the suspect got to know the Japanese woman on the day and attacked her near spectators’ seats at the stadium after they watched a rehearsal of the Olympic opening ceremony.
Both were part-time workers related to the Games and had been working at the stadium before they watched the rehearsal. He had reportedly entered the stadium as staff to provide meals to the media.
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The man has denied the allegations, saying the woman did not refuse his advances, Japanese public broadcaster NHK said.
The woman reported the incident to police on Saturday.
The suspect entered Japan in 2014 and is currently on a leave of absence from a university in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, the police said. He is believed to have stayed at a hotel in Tokyo to go to work at the stadium.
The opening ceremony will be held on Friday to formally kick off the virus-delayed Games.
Organisers have been forced to bar spectators from all events in the city, including the ceremony in the 68,000-capacity main stadium which will also host the athletics and some football matches.
Additional reporting by Kyodo


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Japanese police say the man, from Uzbekistan, was working at the stadium when the incident is believed to have taken place
They were watching a rehearsal for the opening ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, which begin on Friday



Japanese police say the man, from Uzbekistan, was working at the National Stadium in Tokyo.


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