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IOC, IPC ‘respect and accept’ Japan’s decision to ban overseas fans
Updated On: 21 March, 2021 10:39 AM IST | Geneva | AFP
They stressed that all tickets to the Games already purchased by overseas residents would be refunded.
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The International Olympic Committee voiced disappointment Saturday that overseas fans would need to be barred from this summer`s pandemic-delayed Tokyo Olympics, but said it "fully respected and accepted" the decision. Announced by organisers Saturday following talks between local organisers, Japanese officials and Olympic and Paralympic chiefs, the ban will make the Tokyo Games the first ever without overseas spectators.
The IOC and the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) said in a statement that "for the reason of the safety of every Games participant and the Japanese people, their conclusion is fully respected and accepted." They stressed that all tickets to the Games already purchased by overseas residents would be refunded. "We share the disappointment of all enthusiastic Olympic fans from around the world, and of course the families and friends of the athletes, who were planning to come to the Games," IOC President Thomas Bach said in the statement.
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