Japanese spectators will be allowed at this summer’s Games (Pictures: Getty / Rex)Up to 10,000 domestic fans will be permitted to attend venues at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, though organisers say the Games could still move behind closed doors if infections surge. Prime Minster Yoshihide Suga has always favoured allowing fans and now approval has been given for Japanese-based spectators to attend events, though the ban on oversees fans remains in place. ‘There are so many cases, domestically and internationally [of] sports events with spectators,’ said Tokyo 2020 organising committee president Seiko Hashimoto. Tokyo 2020 organisers have taken inspiration from the success of Euro 2020 (AFP)‘By exercising thorough measures and based on the government criteria, we believe we can hold the Games with spectators. MORE : Rafael Nadal withdraws from Wimbledon and Tokyo Olympics to ‘recuperate’MORE : LeBron James rules out playing at the Olympics: ‘I’m playing for the Tune Squad this summer!’For more stories like this, check our sport pageFollow Metro Sport across our social channels, on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram

Source: Metro June 21, 2021 09:27 UTC