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Tokyo Paralympic Games to be held without spectators

FILE: Kenya's Wilson Bii, with his guide Benard Korir compete in the Men's 1500-meter - T11 Round 1 event of the Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, Sept. 11, 2016. ( AP)

The Tokyo Paralympic Games will be held without spectators due to the worsening COVID-19 situation, organizers announced here on Monday.

The decision was made after a four-party meeting attended by International Paralympic Committee (IPC) president Andrew Parsons, Tokyo 2020 chief Seiko Hashimoto, Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike and Japan's Olympic Minister Tamayo Marukawa.

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