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Japan is considering limiting spectators for the delayed Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics to 50 per cent of venue capacity due to risks posed by the spread of Covid-19, the Sankei newspaper reported on Sunday.
For large venues the limit for spectators could be set at 20,000, but more people may be allowed if the pandemic situation improves, the Sankei reported.
Japan’s organising committee will announce its decision next month and is expected to comply with domestic regulations, the newspaper said, citing unnamed sources in the government and on the committee.
When asked by Reuters about Sankei’s story, Masa Takaya, a spokesman for the Tokyo Olympic organising committee, said a decision will be made in April.
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The Games were postponed last year due to concerns about the spread of the new coronavirus. They were rescheduled for July 23 to August 8.
Sources have told Reuters that Japan has decided to stage the Games without spectators from abroad due to concerns over the spread of Covid-19, but Organising Committee president Seiko Hashimoto has said that no decision has been reached.
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Organisers have repeatedly spoken of their resolve to hold the Olympics this year at all costs, despite low public support.
Although the number of coronavirus cases in Japan is relatively low compared to other countries such as the United States, some areas including Tokyo are still under a state of emergency, with the country currently experiencing a third wave of the pandemic.


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Japanese media is reporting that the Tokyo 2020 Olympics events will be limited to 50 per cent spectator capacity. Photo: AFP

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epa09048266 Tamayo Marukawa, Japan’s Minister for the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Game, attends the five-party meeting at the Tokyo 2020 headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, 03 March 2021. The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (Tokyo 2020) held a five-party meeting on 03 March 2021 with the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, the Government of Japan, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the International Paralympic Committee (IPC). EPA-EFE/Du Xiaoyi / POOL

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A man and a woman look at the Olympic rings installed off the Odaiba Marine Park on Wednesday, March 3, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

epa09048274 Thomas Bach (on screen), president of IOC, speaks via teleconference during the five-party meeting at the Tokyo 2020 headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, 03 March 2021. The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (Tokyo 2020) held a five-party meeting on 03 March 2021 with the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, the Government of Japan, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the International Paralympic Committee (IPC). EPA-EFE/Du Xiaoyi / POOL

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The plan is to limit the number of spectators at events, but the number could change close to the start of the Games depending on the latest Covid situation



The plan is to limit the number of spectators at events, but the number could change close to the start of the Games depending on the latest Covid situation.


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Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Japan mulls 50 per cent cap on Games spectators, says media

.css-1mniedq{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;} The plan is to limit the number of spectators at events, but the number could change close to the start of the Games depending on the latest Covid situation

The plan is to limit the number of spectators at events, but the number could change close to the start of the Games depending on the latest Covid situation