Tokyo 2020: There will be less than 1,000 people to attend opening ceremony
Tokyo 2020: The number of people, excluding athletes, who will attend the Tokyo 2020 opening ceremony at the Tokyo Olympic Stadium could be less than a thousand. A source close to the matter explained to the Kyodo agency.
This group of people would basically be VIP-type guests. And they would be the only ones to attend the event in person at the stadium. With a capacity for 68,000 people, according to the aforementioned source.
The organizing committee pointed out that it cannot confirm at the moment the number of guests.
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Who will attend the event scheduled for next day 23 at the Tokyo Coliseum, through a spokesperson.
Among those present at the stadium will be the Emperor of Japan, Naruhito, who will declare the Games of the XXXII Olympiad open and among the invited attendees will be the American first lady, Jill Biden, as confirmed by the White House on Tuesday.
After vetoing the attendance of non-resident public in Japan due to the pandemic.
On July 8 the organizing committee also decided that the sports events in Tokyo and in the neighboring prefectures of Kanagawa, Saitama and Chiba, will not have any type of fans. given the increase in COVID-19 cases. 
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The decision to veto the presence of spectators in Tokyo was made shortly after the application of a new state of health emergency due to coronavirus was announced in the capital. Which will coincide with the celebration of the Games.
The new state of emergency, under which restaurants are asked not to serve alcohol, will run until August 22.
