The Paralympic Games are also private to the public.
We can not really say that it was a surprise, especially barely a week after the close of the Olympic Games marked by the great void of its sports venues, but the news was made official on Monday by the organizing committee, eight days before the opening ceremony.
The health situation linked to the coronavirus is obviously mentioned.
Faced with this situation, "more stringent measures will be taken for the competitions taking place" in the departments currently placed under a state of emergency in the face of the pandemic, "including the absence of spectators", said the organizing committee in a statement. joint with the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), the Japanese government and the city of Tokyo.
5th wave
This measure for the Paralympic Games, which are to be held from August 24 to September 5, is similar to that adopted for the Olympics closed on August 8, for which nearly 98% of the events were held behind closed doors, only relatively small departments. far from the capital having been able to welcome the public.
Pupils from local schools will however be able to attend certain tests, at the request of local authorities or schools, with the aim of moving towards "a more inclusive society", the statement said.
Japan has been experiencing its fifth and worst wave of the coronavirus to date since the end of June, with records of infections regularly recorded in Tokyo and nationally, notably under the effect of the Delta variant, which is more contagious.
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