Screenshot of the "Yomiuri Shimbun" report.
China News Service, June 4th According to Japanese media reports, the Tokyo Olympic Organizing Committee and the Japanese government are considering "simplifying" the Olympic Games holding system and reducing the size of the Olympic Games to avoid the risk of the event being cancelled.
The report pointed out that regarding the 2021 Summer Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games, it was found that the Japanese government and the Tokyo Olympic Organizing Committee are considering simplifying the hosting system, which is one of the options. As the new coronavirus spreads around the world, we will continue to host the event in "complete form", but will also seek to modify the way the event is organized, such as reducing the number of spectators.
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The report stated that avoiding the cancellation of the Tokyo Olympics is currently the top priority. To this end, several government and organization officials said that as a simplified concrete plan, in addition to considering reducing the number of spectators in each competition venue, it will also consider reducing the number of participants in the opening and closing ceremonies and reducing the number of ceremonies, even not Exclude the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. (Finish)