Tokyo Olympic Games to go ahead without any spectators in venues

Tokyo 2020 president Seiko Hashimoto speaks during a press conference, in Tokyo, Thursday, July 8, 2021. (Behrouz Mehri/Pool Photo via AP)

Tokyo 2020 president Seiko Hashimoto speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on July 8, 2021. Source: AAP

Fans are no longer allowed to attend the Olympics, as Japanese issues a state of emergency in Tokyo for the fourth time. Organisers announced the measure in a bid to contain rising COVID-19 infections in the capital. It's the latest setback for the Games which were initially postponed for a year due to the pandemic.


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