A meeting was held by five parties, including the Tokyo Organizing Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games, and it was agreed that the maximum number of spectators would be decided in June in accordance with the upper limit regulations for domestic sporting events. Did.
On the other hand, no specific upper limit was given based on the infection status of the mutated virus.
The meeting to discuss the maximum number of spectators at the Tokyo Games was attended by Chairman Hashimoto of the Organizing Committee, Minister for the Olympic and Paralympic Games Marukawa, Governor Koike of Tokyo, Chairman Bach of the IOC, and Chairman Parsons of the IPC = International Paralympic Committee. Then, it was held on the night of the 28th.
Regarding the upper limit of the number of spectators, several plans have emerged 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 the number of spectators non-spectators.
The meeting ended after 8:00 pm, and it was agreed that the maximum number of spectators at the Tokyo Games would be decided in June in accordance with the maximum number of sports events in Japan.
On the other hand, at this stage, no specific upper limit has been shown, taking into account the status of infection by the mutated virus.