Hashimoto Seiko, Chairman of the Games Organizing Committee, Thomas Bach, President of the IOC, Andrew Parsons, President of the Paralympic Committee, MarukawaTamayo, Minister of the Olympic and Paralympic Games of Japan, and Yuriko Koike, Governor of Tokyo
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The five main parties to the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics have agreed that a decision on whether or not to allow foreign spectators to watch the Games will be made this month.
He plans to announce a decision on limiting the number of spectators next month as a measure to stem the spread of the corona virus. Hashimoto Seiko, head of the Games Organizing Committee, met with Thomas Bach, president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), and Andrew Parsons, president of the International Paralympic Committee, on Wednesday. Chat online in the evening. Japan’s Olympic and Paralympic Games Minister Marukawa Tamayo and Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike also attended the closed-door meeting. They agreed that the potential audience size should be determined by looking at how professional sports events will be held in Japan. Government and executive committee officials will also consider other factors, including new types of viruses, the status of new infections at home and abroad, and restrictions on entry and exit. Hashimoto Seiko suggested that a decision on whether or not to allow spectators from abroad be made by the end of this month.
