TOKYO—Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike said on Tuesday that the best case scenario for the 2020 Olympics postponed until next year is to have venues full of spectators, as organizers wrestle with how to plan for the Games amid the novel coronavirus pandemic.
With COVID-19 infections on the rise in many countries around the world, Olympics organizers have yet to decide whether to allow spectators into venues next year and if so, how many.
Koike, speaking at the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan, said organizers were still hopeful venues could be filled with spectators when the Olympics begin in July.
“The best-case scenario … would be when all athletes from all countries c…
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