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Fans banned from Tokyo Olympics venues due to coronavirus

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Don't miss a thing by getting the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox Olympic venues in Tokyo will not be able to admit fans for this summer's games after A state of emergency was declared.

Organisers had hoped that Japanese residents would be able to attend the Games - which is due to start in two weeks - and last month announced that venues could be 50 per cent full, up to a maximum of 10,000 people.

However a rise in cases in the country has led to the Japanese government announcing tougher measures to combat the pandemic.

More stringent measures will now come into force in the country from Monday until August 22. READ MORE Tokyo 2020 organising committee president, Seiko Hashimoto, made the announcement today and said: “This

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