The Olympics will take place without spectators in host city Tokyo, organisers said recently, as a resurgent coronavirus forced Japan to declare a state of emergency in the capital that will run throughout the event.
Although widely expected, the move marked a sharp turnabout from just weeks ago, when organisers said they aimed to hold the global sporting showpiece with some spectators, and all but robbed the July 23 to Aug. 8 Games of their last vestige of pomp and public spectacle.
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