Fans banned from Tokyo Olympics as Japan declares COVID state of emergency
It’ll be like the Olympics but more boring.
Organizers of the Tokyo Olympics agreed Thursday to ban spectators from the Games after Japan declared a state of emergency to combat surging COVID-19 cases in the capital.
The move comes just two weeks before the opening Games on July 23.
Seiko Hashimoto, president of the Tokyo Olympics Organizing Committee, said it was “regrettable” that the sporting event would be held without crowds.