Organisers confirm no overseas spectators at Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics

The decision comes due to continuing uncertainty amid the coronavirus pandemic.

No foreign spectators will be permitted to attend the Tokyo Olympics or Paralympics. Picture: Mike Egerton/PA

No overseas spectators will be permitted to attend this summer’s rearranged Olympic or Paralympic Games in Tokyo, officials have confirmed.

An announcement was made following a meeting of representatives of the International Olympic Committee, International Paralympic Committee, Tokyo Metropolitan Government, the Tokyo 2020 organising committee and the government of Japan on Saturday.