/cloudfront-us-east-2.images.arcpublishing.com/reuters/VYC6EB2RRNJ4VKYCYW4XJ7NVZ4.jpg?fit=%2C&ssl=1 "Tokyo 2020 president wants cap of 10,000 spectators -newspaper")
A general view of the Olympic Stadium (National Stadium) in Tokyo, Japan June 17, 2021. REUTERS/Pawel Kopczynski
TOKYO, June 18 (Reuters) – The president of the Tokyo 2020 organising committee wants to allow up to 10,000 spectators for Olympic stadiums, the Sankei newspaper reported, amid concerns the Summer Games could spark another surge in COVID-19 infections.
The comments by Seiko Hashimoto in an interview published late Thursday come as Japan’s top medical adviser, Shigeru Omi, was set to unveil recommendations that media said would include the view that holding the Games without any…
