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Tokyo Paralympics to go ahead without fans

Tokyo 2020 President Seiko Hashimoto (C) at press conference after meeting to discuss Paralympics (Photo by Rodrigo Reyes Marin - Pool/Getty Images)

The upcoming Paralympic Games in Tokyo will go ahead without spectators amid ongoing Covid-19 restrictions in the Japanese capital.

The Games are due to run from August 24 to September 5 but events will be held in empty venues, it was confirmed today (Monday). The announcement comes after Tokyo’s Olympic Games went ahead without fans.

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