Meetings between the Tokyo Organizing Committee, the government, and the IOC (International Olympic Committee), which discuss the spectators of the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, began after 4 pm on the 21st.


At the meeting, it is expected that discussions will be held in the direction of including spectators in accordance with the government's event restriction policy, but there is a proposal to postpone the conclusion that the situation may change by the start of the Paralympics.

Regarding the Tokyo Organizing Committee, the Organizing Committee, the government, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, the IOC, and the IPC = International Paralympic Committee decided to abandon the acceptance of spectators from overseas in March and focused on the domestic spectators. The final adjustment is made to accommodate the audience.



On the 21st, a meeting between the five parties will start again after 4 pm, and after the priority measures such as the declaration of emergency and the prevention of spread are lifted, the transitional measures will be limited to 10,000 people within 50% of the capacity. It is expected that opinions will be exchanged around the government's event restriction policy of taking measures.



On the other hand, the Paralympic Games have more than two months to open, and there are plans to postpone the conclusion, saying that the infection status of the new corona may change.



Furthermore, the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games is expected to attract more than 20,000 spectators, sponsors and other invited guests, as well as tournament officials, in addition to the participating athletes, and the treatment of these people will also be the focus. I am.



After a volunteer expert on infection control of the new corona virus suggested last week that it is desirable to hold the event without spectators, Chairman Hashimoto of the Organizing Committee can switch to holding it without spectators depending on the infection situation. It also mentions sex, and it is expected that adjustments will continue to the end regarding the treatment of the audience.

IOC President Bach "Supports any decision"

At the beginning of the five-party talks, IOC = International Olympic Committee Chairman Bach said, "We are in the stage of holding the Games in 32 days until the Games. The Coates Coordinating Chairman is already in Japan, and we are preparing together for a safe and secure Games. I'm doing it. "



In addition, after clarifying that 80% of the athletes who enter the Olympic Village will be vaccinated and nearly 80% of the media will be vaccinated, "We will contact the people concerned to improve the vaccination rate and go to Japan. It will continue until the day of arrival, "he emphasized the idea of ​​continuing vaccination to the very limit.



He then said about the meeting on the 21st, "We will discuss the number of spectators in the competition. Any decision is to protect the Japanese people and the participants, and the IOC fully supports it."

Organizing Committee Chairman Hashimoto "I want to decide the direction at today's meeting"

Seiko Hashimoto, Chairman of the Organizing Committee, said, "We have decided on a number of issues in this five-party talk, but today I would like to discuss the last major issue, the number of spectators. The government last Thursday. We have set a basic policy such as, and received expert recommendations on Friday, and after that, we had enthusiastic discussions at the roundtable with experts from the Organizing Committee. After that, I would like to decide the direction at today's meeting. The safety and security of athletes, related parties, citizens of Tokyo, and the people is of utmost importance. I would like to continue to give a polite explanation. We will work together with the government and the capital to deal with mutant strains and vaccination. " It was.