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Athletes must wear masks at Games apart from podium moment Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Swimming - Women's 400m Individual Medley - Medal Ceremony - Tokyo Aquatics Centre - Tokyo, Japan - July 25, 2021. Gold medalist Yui Ohashi of Japan of the United States wears a face mask on the podium REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach July 25, 2021 By Karolos Grohmann TOKYO (Reuters) -Athletes must wear masks at all Tokyo Olympic Games venues, including medal ceremonies, the International Olympic Committee said on Sunday, but under a new policy they are briefly allowed to remove them on the podium for a photo opportunity....

Article content “These instructions were in line with a new policy which in the process of being communicated to all.” “It allows for a socially distanced photo opportunity for a maximum of 30 seconds on the podium.” Team Australia also confirmed their athletes had done nothing wrong. “Our athletes were simply following the direction of the official at the podium, who holds up a sign saying masks off briefly for the photographs,” a Team Australia official said. The Tokyo Olympics are held mostly without spectators as the capital has seen a rise in daily COVID-19 cases in recent we...

Spectators to face Olympic ban as Tokyo declares coronavirus emergency-report Reuters 8 hrs ago By Antoni Slodkowski and Eimi Yamamitsu © Reuters/KIM KYUNG-HOON A social distancing sign is seen in front of a police officer before the arrival of IOC President Bach at Haneda airport in Tokyo ahead of Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games By Antoni Slodkowski and Eimi Yamamitsu TOKYO (Reuters) -Olympic organisers are set to ban all spectators from the Games, the Asahi daily said on Thursday, as Japan prepared to declare a state of emergency for Tokyo that will run through its hosting of ...

Le Japon va déclarer l'état d'urgence à Tokyo, annonce le ministre de l'Economie reuters.com  |  Partager : TOKYO (Reuters) - Le gouvernement japonais s'apprête à déclarer l'état d'urgence à Tokyo jusqu'au 22 août en raison d'une nouvelle vague d'infections, a annoncé jeudi le ministre japonais de l'Economie. Yasutoshi Nishimura a précisé que l'état d'urgence débutera le 12 juillet. Cette annonce jette de l'ombre sur les Jeux olympiques, alors que les autorités japonaises envisagent d'interdire l'accès d...

TOKYO, July 8 (Reuters) - Tokyo Olympic organisers will decide on holding the Games without spectators in Tokyo and three neighbouring prefectures during a five-way-talks meeting to be held on Thursday evening, the Asahi daily newspaper said on Thursday. (Reporting by Antoni Slodkowski; Editing by Christopher Cushing)