Tokyo 2020
organisers have asked the public to stay away from the Olympic
road cycling
and
triathlon
races to reduce the risk of
Covid-19
infections, they said in a statement on Friday.
This comes after organisers announced on Thursday that the July 23 to August 8 Tokyo Games would take place without spectators as a resurgent
coronavirus forced
Japan
to declare a state of emergency in the capital that will run throughout the Games.
"The Tokyo Organising Committee... has decided to ask the public to refrain from spectating on roadsides during the forthcoming Olympic Cycling Road and Triathlon events, following an agreement reached at a Local Municipalities Working Group Meeting on 8 July and in view of the need to reduce the ongoing risk of Covid-19 infection," the statement said.
Organisers had previously requested the public to not gather on the streets for the marathon and race walk events at the
Olympics
in Sapporo
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