The Japanese government’s decision to declare a covid19 state of emergency (SoE) in Tokyo and ban fans from all stadiums for the Olympic Games had already been factored into the TT Olympic Committee’s plans ahead of the July 23-August 9 gamest.
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Local Olympic officials start heading for Tokyo on Saturday
LOCALLY-BASED officials of Trinidad and Tobago’s Olympic delegation begin departing for Tokyo, Japan on Saturday.
JOINT STATEMENT ON SPECTATOR CAPACITIES AT THE OLYMPIC GAMES TOKYO 2020
TODAY, FOLLOWING THE DECISION BY THE GOVERNMENT OF JAPAN (GOJ) TO ANNOUNCE A STATE OF EMERGENCY IN TOKYO, THE FIVE PARTIES, NAMELY THE INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE (IOC), THE INTERNATIONAL PARALYMPIC COMMITTEE (IPC), THE TOKYO 2020 ORGANISING COMMITTEE, THE TOKYO METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT (TMG) AND THE GOJ CAME TOGETHER FOR A MEETING.
Tokyo to be under state of emergency for duration of Olympics
The Japanese Government has introduced a state of emergency in capital Tokyo for the duration of the Olympics in an effort to curb the spread of COVID-19 - and it means no spectators will be present at the capital's venues.
Fans barred from all Olympic events in Tokyo as COVID-19 fears grow
Olympics Minister Tamayo Marukawa has confirmed that fans will be banned from all Olympic venues in Japanese capital Tokyo in response to the new coronavirus state of emergency.