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That is what 15 minutes announced two weeks ago, Saturday in Japan officially confirmed: no foreign spectators will be able to attend the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo.
This was confirmed on Saturday by the organizers of the games after the five-cushion match.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC), the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), the city of Tokyo, the organizers of the Tokyo 2020 Games and the Government of Japan delegated their representatives to the remote meeting.
“During the meeting, the IOC and IPC were informed of the Japanese side’s decision not to allow spectators to come to Japan from abroad during the Olympic and Paralympic Games due to the global COVID-19 pandemic,” said the release.
“Olympic and Paralympic tickets purchased by foreigners from the Tokyo Organizing Committee will be reimbursed,” he added.
The organizers of the Games emphasized that such a decision was made for the safety of the Olympians and the people of Japan.
Photo by Scanpix / Seiko Hashimoto became director of the Tokyo Olympics Organizing Committee.
The Tokyo Olympics will begin on July 23.
Approximately 4.5 million. Tickets have already been sold to Japanese residents and another million have been sold overseas.
Before postponing the games a year ago, organizers planned to sell 7.8 million. Tickets.
Recently, ticket sellers and official agents warned that many travel packages have already been sold and called for foreign fans not to be banned from attending the Olympics.
The president of the Tokyo Olympics, Seiko Hashimoto, and the president of the IOC, Thomas Bach, have been the subject of protests, warning that there could be a number of complaints and lawsuits, as well as conflicts with the game’s partners and sponsors.
IOC member Greece Spyros Capralos called last week for clear rules on damage.
“We need to find ways to come to terms with people who have already booked flights and paid for plane tickets, as well as tickets to the games and life there,” suggested the Greek. “Let’s not forget that most of the athletes’ parents and relatives were preparing to come to the Games.”
The organizers of the games planned about 670 million. income in euros from ticket sales.
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