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21 June 2021 The competition venues of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games will be able to accommodate up to a maximum of 50% of the capacity and in any case no more than 10 thousand spectators.
The decision was made during a meeting between the Japanese government, Tokyo 2020, the International Olympic Committee, the International Paralympic Committee and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government.
Health experts, on the other hand, were asking for games behind closed doors. Following the Covid-19 pandemic, a few months ago it was decided not to admit foreign audiences to the stadiums and arenas of the Olympics.
The organizers have, however, warned that further restrictions on the number of spectators could be imposed even after 12 July - even the absolute ban on the presence of the public - is possible if measures are introduced or a state of emergency again decreed by the Japanese government.
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga specified that "the Olympics could still take place without fans if the situation of Covid-19 in the host country worsens". The Olympic Games will kick off on the evening of Friday 23 July and end on Sunday 8 August.