Tokyo Olympics chief Seiko Hashimoto said it would be ‘difficult’ to accommodate athletes’ families.
TOKYO: The families of athletes competing at the Tokyo Olympics could be barred from entering Japan to watch them, the Games president has suggested in an interview with local media.
The comments came as reports said Japan’s government has decided to exclude overseas fans from the coronavirus-delayed Games to reduce the risk of outbreaks.
The decision on foreign fans is expected to be announced when Games organisers and officials from the Japanese and Tokyo governments meet the heads of the International Olympic and Paralympic Committees, likely next week.
And Tokyo 2020 president Seiko Hashimoto appeared to pour cold water on the prospect of making athletes’ families exempt from the ban, telling reporters…
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