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Tokyo (dpa) - Many corona tests, strict rules and the audience question remains unanswered: All Olympians at the Olympic Games in Tokyo planned for the summer must in principle be tested for the corona virus on a daily basis.
This also applies to all people who are part of the direct environment of the athletes.
This provides for a more precise second version of the playbook for athletes published by the organizers and the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
Since there is no 14-day quarantine, the athletes can start training immediately upon arrival.
All participants in the Summer Games must undergo two tests before leaving for Japan.
After arrival, they will be retested every day for three days, depending on their role at the games and contact with athletes.
You are also only allowed to move in assigned vehicles;
the use of public transport is prohibited.
Eating is also only allowed in certain places with anti-corona measures such as the canteens at the competition venues, restaurants in the Olympic Village and in the accommodation.
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The final versions of the playbooks with basic rules for all Olympic participants should appear in June.
The question of whether local spectators will be admitted to the competitions should also be clarified by June at the latest.
In view of the current infection situation, games in front of full grandstands are "extremely difficult," said Japan's Olympic boss Seiko Hashimoto following the online consultations with IOC President Thomas Bach, Paralympics boss Andrew Parsons, Olympic Minister Tamayo Marukawa and Tokyo's governor Yuriko Koike.
One is prepared to hold the games behind closed doors without spectators if necessary.
It had previously been decided that foreign guests would not be allowed to travel to the summer games. In principle, all participants in the Olympic Games are only allowed to do what activities they have listed in their plans in advance. The revised version of the manual also states that contact with participants who have already been in Japan for more than 14 days, as well as with Japanese citizens, must be minimized to less than one meter. They are confident that following all of these rules will ensure the safety of athletes, officials and spectators.
"The IOC is fully committed to the successful and safe implementation of the Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020," said IOC boss Bach at the start of the deliberations.
The organizers would "strictly enforce" the rules.
A first rulebook, which was even more general, appeared in early February.
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The games in Tokyo, which were actually planned for 2020, had been postponed by a year due to the corona pandemic.
Because of the worrying Corona situation in Japan and many other countries, persistent doubts remain as to whether the Olympics and Paralympics can really be held this summer.
The biggest sporting event this year is slated to begin on July 23rd.
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