Tokyo Olympics abandon overseas crowds… Review of reduction of domestic audience by half (3 reports in total)

Sending time2021-03-21 03:07

Official announcement after five-party meetings such as the Japanese government and IOC… The crowd cap is decided next month

IOC “decision for the safety of all Olympic participants and Japanese citizens…respect and acceptance”

(Tokyo/Rome = Yonhap News) Correspondent Ho-Jun Kim, Seong-Hoon Jeon = The policy to not accept foreign audiences during the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympic Games held in July this year was officially decided.

The Japanese government, Tokyo Metropolitan Government, the Organizing Committee of the Games, the International Olympic Committee (IOC), and the International Paralympic Games Committee (IPC) held an online five-party meeting on the evening of the 20th and set the policy, Kyodo News Agency and NHK reported.

As the situation of the new coronavirus infection (Corona 19) around the world is still severe, it is interpreted that this decision was made to relieve the Japanese people’s anxiety about the holding of the Tokyo Olympics as the virus spreads as well.

The Kyodo News Agency reported that it seems unrealistic to receive visitors to Japan during the Tokyo Olympics, which is estimated to reach millions, with the current Japanese government not allowing new foreigners to enter Korea in principle due to the spread of Corona 19.

The five-party meeting was attended by Seiko Hashimoto, Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the Competition, Tamayo Marukawa, Japanese Government Olympic Officer, Yuriko Koike, Tokyo Governor, Thomas Bach, IOC Chairman, and Andrew Parsons IPC Chairman. did.

Earlier, at the first five-party meeting held on the 3rd, they agreed to decide whether to accept overseas spectators during the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympic Games this month.

The number of Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games sold overseas so far is 630,000, and a refund procedure is expected to proceed.

In principle, the Japanese government and the organizing committee decided not to accept the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic volunteer groups residing abroad in principle.

The upper limit for spectators at the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games will be decided during next month.

It is known that the Japanese government and the organizing committee are positing three measures: ▲ no spectator limit ▲ 50% spectator reduction ▲ no spectator.

In this regard, Kyodo News reported on the day, citing multiple officials that a review is being conducted focusing on a plan to receive only 50% of the stadium’s spectator capacity.

Large-scale stadiums that can accommodate tens of thousands of people, such as soccer fields, may impose stricter restrictions on accommodating domestic spectators.

Meanwhile, the IOC and IPC emphasized in a statement that “we will fully respect and accept this conclusion for the safety of all Olympic participants and the Japanese people.”

In a statement, IOC Chairman Bach also expressed regret, saying, “We share the disappointment of all the enthusiastic Olympic fans around the world and the families and friends of the athletes who want to participate in the Games.”

He continued, taking into account that the pandemic is in the midst of a pandemic (the virus’s global pandemic), all decisions must first adhere to the principle of safety, and emphasized that the Japanese side did not lightly come to this conclusion.

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