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Published: 11:31, August 13, 2021
Reports: Tokyo Paralympics to be held without spectators
By Reuters
Published:11:31, August 13, 2021 By Reuters

In this Feb 19, 2021 photo, a government official carries a bag with the logo of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games during a meeting between Tokyo's governor Yuriko Koike and president of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics Organising Committee Seiko Hashimoto at the Tokyo metropolitan government building in Tokyo. (PHILIP FONG / AFP)

TOKYO - The Tokyo Paralympic Games will be held mostly without spectators, as Japan's capital remains under emergency lockdown amid a surge in novel coronavirus infections, local media reported on Friday.

Organisers agreed late on Thursday to limit spectators at the Paralympic events, set to begin on Aug. 24, similar to the Olympic Games which finished on Aug. 8 and was held mostly without spectators, the Yomiuri reported, citing Games sources.

Paralympic venues in Shizuoka, central Japan, will limit spectators to under 5,000 people, the newspaper said. Organisers are still considering inviting school children to events, it said.


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