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Olympics:Tokyo organisers to bar most international volunteers

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Women work out in front of the Olympic rings near the National Stadium in Tokyo, Japan January 22, 2021. [REUTERS]

Tokyo Olympic organisers said on Monday that Japan would not allow in volunteers from overseas except for some who are deemed essential, after it decided to bar international spectators amid public concerns over the novel coronavirus.

Athletes' families are also likely to be barred although organisers have yet to make a decision, Tokyo 2020 CEO Toshiro Muto told a news conference.

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