Tokyo Olympics: Spectators from abroad to be barred from games this summer, says IOC

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Duration: 01:15s 20 Mar 2021 0 shares 4 views

Tokyo Olympics: Spectators from abroad to be barred from games this summer, says IOC

Officials justified the widely-anticipated move saying the risk was too great to admit ticket holders from overseas during a pandemic.

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