A meeting will be held on the 28th by five parties, including the Games Organizing Committee and the IOC = International Olympic Committee, which will discuss the maximum number of spectators for the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics.
According to the people concerned, there are plans to limit the capacity to half of the venue and to make it unattended, but the final decision may be delayed to June, and the timing of the decision will also be decided at the meeting. Opinions are expected to be exchanged.
Following the spread of the new coronavirus, the Organizing Committee, the government, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, the IOC, and the IPC = International Paralympic Committee decided last month not to accept foreign spectators at the Tokyo Organizing Committee.
On top of that, the maximum number of spectators in the country will be set later this month, and a five-party talk will be held on the 28th to discuss this.
According to the people concerned, several plans have emerged so far to flexibly respond to the infection situation, such as a plan to limit the number of spectators to half of the capacity of the venue and a plan to make it non-spectator. ..
However, with the state of emergency being declared in Tokyo and elsewhere, it is unclear how much concrete direction can be shown at the meeting on the 28th, and adjustments are expected to continue until the end.
In addition, the Organizing Committee has stated that the final decision may be delayed to June, and it is expected that opinions will be exchanged at the meeting regarding the timing of the decision.