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Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games to go ahead without spectators

The Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games will go ahead without spectators due to ongoing concerns over the Covid-19 pandemic, organisers confirmed today (August 16). 

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC), the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG), and the Government of Japan met remotely to discuss possible spectator numbers. 

Originally, it had been decided that spectator numbers for the Paralympics would be determined following the closure of the Olympic Games. 

However, as a number of Japanese areas are currently in a state of emergency due to the pandemic, it has been decided that fans will not be permitted into Games venues.

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga also said that the state of emergency in Tokyo and other areas will be extended until September 12, with the Games due to begin on 24 August and conclude on 5 September.

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