Tokyo 2020: Foreign Spectators Banned

  Tokyo 2020: Foreign Spectators Banned By Sampson Adedeji There will be no spectators coming from abroad to the Olympic Games (Olympics) in Tokyo this summer due to significant health risks, Olympic officials and Japanese authorities have announced, BSNSports.com.ng reports. Key stakeholders from the organizing committee, the Japanese government, the city of Tokyo and the international Olympic and Paralympic committees met online to decide the fate of overseas spectators. “ In order to clarify the situation for ticket holders living abroad and allow them to adjust their travel plans at this point, the Japanese side parties have come to the conclusion [that spectators] will not be able to enter the venue. Japan at the time of the Games ”, according to a statement specifying that the international Olympic bodies accepted this decision. Another decision is expected to be made in April, or even later, on the gauge of Olympic venues for the public residing in Japan. Our first priority has been, is and remains the safety of all participants in the Olympic Games and of the Japanese people. "We must take decisions that may require sacrifices on the part of everyone," added IOC President Thomas Bach.