With the declaration of emergency, sporting events held in the target area were held from the 25th, except for some competitions, without spectators in principle.
Of these, the Hyogo Relay Carnival, which was held at the Kobe Universiade in Kobe City, was originally planned to include spectators, but in response to the state of emergency being decided, it will be held without spectators in a hurry on the 23rd. Was announced.
On the 25th, about 4,000 people from elementary school students to general athletes, including top athletes in Japan, participated, including Nozomi Tanaka from Hyogo prefecture, who has been nominated for the women's 5000 meters representative of the Tokyo Olympics.
Every year, only athletes and tournament officials could enter the cheering stands, and the competition was held in a quiet environment.
In addition, some players canceled their participation because the event was held in the area covered by the declaration.
Nozomi Tanaka, who won the women's 1500 meters, said, "I was motivated by the locals to see it live, so it's a shame that I wasn't in the audience."
Masatoshi Miyanaga, Managing Director of the Hyogo Athletics Association, who hosted the tournament, said, "I didn't expect the state of emergency to come out today. I managed the tournament. "