Tokyo Olympics-related cases have reached 123, many games "empty" due to the epidemic

　　China News Service, July 24. According to Reuters, another athlete in the Tokyo Olympics tested positive for the new crown on the 24th, and the number of Olympic-related cases reached 123.

　　On the evening of the 23rd local time, the opening ceremony of the 32nd Summer Olympics was held at the National Arena in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan.

The Olympic Games was postponed for the first time in history for the first time due to the impact of the new crown epidemic for one year. It was launched when the host city Tokyo was under the declaration of emergency.

On July 23, the opening ceremony of the 32nd Summer Olympic Games was held at the New National Stadium in Tokyo, Japan.

The picture is lit for the main torch.

Photo by China News Agency reporter Du Yang

　　Kyodo News Agency reported that the number of new coronavirus infections in Japan tends to increase, and athletes and related personnel entering the country have also been tested positive one after another.

　　Including the opening ceremony, most of the competition venues use the "empty field" approach without spectators.

The number of Olympic-related personnel participating in the opening ceremony was reduced to about 950. Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike, and International Olympic Committee President Bach attended the event.