No Spectators At Olympic Events In Tokyo
With the Tokyo Games just two weeks away, officials have decided to hold Olympic events in the capital without any fans in the stands.
Representatives from the Games' organizing committee, the Japanese government, the Tokyo Metropolitan government and the International Olympic and Paralympic committees made the decision on Thursday evening.
IOC President Thomas Bach took part in the meeting online after flying into Tokyo and starting a 3-day isolation at a hotel earlier in the day.
The decision follows the Japanese government's announcement of a new state of emergency for Tokyo starting July 12.
Last month, the five parties capped the number of domestic spectators at 50 percent of a venue's capacity, or up to 10,000 people, whichever is smaller.
That has since had to change now that Tokyo will be under another state of emergency.