While the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics have been widely contested, principally in Japan amongst the citizens fearing for the further COVID-19 spread, the Japanese Government has displayed an eagerness to open the festivity with a numbered spectators or no spectators depending on the conditions. At this moment in time, the Olympics committee in Japan determined the max capacity at 50% of each venue, with the number not exceeding 10,000 spectators at any given moment. However, on June 21, 2021, the President of the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee Seiko Hashimoto announced the possibility of no spectators during the competition, “What I feel is that no spectating should remain an option for us as we look into things.” President Hashimoto continued, “The situation is changing from time to time so that is why we need to remain flexible and prompt in responding to any change. A no-spectator game is one of our options.” Given the resurgence in COVID-19 infections in Tokyo reported by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, the Tokyo Olympic committee has scrambled to take measures to balance the Olympic organizing and the virus containment. All the while the containment measures and spectator numbers are being discussed, two members from the Ugandan Olympics team have tested positive for the COVID-19. This resulted in the government and the committee for an investigation on the case, with the Olympics committee further tightening containment for future infections. Even though protestors are arguing for the suspension of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics held in 2021, the Olympics will carry their grand opening on July 23, after a year of perseverance and quarantining.
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