Zero fans in a 68,000-capacity Olympic Stadium – the Tokyo Games in numbers

The delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics get under way on July 21, with the official opening ceremony two days later

There will be no spectators in attendance at the Games due to the state of emergency in Tokyo caused by the coronavirus.

Spectators will be barred from public events in Tokyo as a consequence of the Japanese government’s decision to impose a city-wide State of Emergency for the duration of the Olympic Games.

The Tokyo Organising Committee has announced that fans will be asked to refrain from spectating on roadsides during the cycling and triathlon events in the city.