Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sports The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, the International Paralympic Committee, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, and the Japanese government issue a joint statement indicating that spectators will be banned at Paralympic venues in Tokyo and other prefectures that are currently under a state of emergency due to the spread of COVID-19. Organisers bar spectators from Tokyo Paralympics over virus - France 24 © France 24 Sources: France 24 The Washington Post
