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Olympics countdown: Japan athletes give Tokyo Olympic stadium a test run ahead of Games

Visitors wearing protective face masks pose for a photo through the Olympic rings amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Tokyo

Japan's top athletes put the new Tokyo Olympic stadium through its paces at a track meet yesterday, one year ahead of the Games which have been postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The televised competition was held behind closed doors, with only athletes and a few hundred journalists and officials in attendance at the 60,000-seat facility, which is still undergoing construction work on its exterior.

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