Fans from abroad barred from Olympics

东京奥运谢绝海外观众

Overseas spectators will be banned from entering Japan to watch the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games this summer due to COVID-19, the Tokyo 2020 organizing committee announced on Saturday.

日本东京奥组委3月20日宣布，由于新冠疫情持续，将不允许外国观众来东京奥运会和残奥会现场观赛。

Tokyo 2020 President Seiko Hashimoto told a news conference that the decision was made by the Japanese parties and the International Olympic Committee and the International Paralympic Committee were informed at a virtual meeting earlier.

2020年东京奥组委主席桥本圣子在新闻发布会上表示，日本方面已经做出了决定，并在此前的视频会议上通知了国际奥委会和国际残奥委会。

The five-party meeting was attended by IOC President Thomas Bach, IPC chief Andrew Parsons, Japan's Olympic Minister Tamayo Marukawa, Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike, and Hashimoto.

国际奥委会主席托马斯·巴赫、国际残奥委会主席安德鲁·帕森斯、日本奥运大臣丸川珠代、东京都知事小池百合子、桥本等出席了五方在线会议。

A joint statement was released after the meeting, saying that the Japanese side has concluded that "overseas spectators will not be allowed to the Olympic and Paralympic Games because of the COVID-19 pandemic."

会后，五方发表联合声明称，日方得出结论，“由于新冠疫情持续，将不允许海外观众来东京奥运会和残奥会现场观赛”。

Hashimoto said that a total of 600,000 tickets have sold out of Japan for the Olympic Games and 60,000 for the Paralympic Games. All the tickets will be reimbursed, she said.

桥本表示，海外售出的奥运会门票共计60万张、售出的残奥会门票6万张，这些门票持有者将会得到原价退票退款。

A decision on how many local fans will be allowed into the venue will be made by the end of April.

关于日本国内观众人数上限，则将在4月底前做出判断。