Tokyo 2020 volunteer staff clad in the blue-and-white uniforms. Photo: EPA-EFE
Tokyo 2020 volunteer staff clad in the blue-and-white uniforms. Photo: EPA-EFE

Tokyo Olympics: security risk fears after volunteer uniforms put up for sale on Japanese auction sites

  • At least 10,000 of the original 80,000 volunteers are said to have dropped out over coronavirus fears
  • Organisers are concerned that selling uniforms to unvetted people could pose a security risk ahead of the Games, scheduled to begin on July 23

Knowledge |   Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games
Tokyo 2020 volunteer staff clad in the blue-and-white uniforms. Photo: EPA-EFE
Tokyo 2020 volunteer staff clad in the blue-and-white uniforms. Photo: EPA-EFE
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