Tokyo 2020 Updates: Some big Foreign leaders to participate in opening ceremony
Tokyo 2020 Updates: The leaders of at least fifteen countries and international organizations have confirmed their attendance at the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympic Games that will take place this Friday. The Japanese government reported today.
The number of leaders who will be present at the opening ceremony has greatly reduced compared to the 40 leader. Who participated in the opening of the event at the Rio Games. Due to the pandemic and the strong sanitary restrictions imposed by the host country.
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So far, among those who have confirmed their presence at the new Olympic Stadium Tokyo ‘s they are French President Emmanuel Macron, and Mongolian Prime Minister Luvsannamsrai Oyun-Erdene and the first lady of USA and Joe Biden.
Big leaders to take Charge
Seventy foreign authorities representing corresponding sports ministries will also attend.
As announced at a press conference by the Japanese government spokesman Katsunobu Kato. As well as other preferential positions still to be defined until the last minute.
According to the Japanese spokesman, this visit by world leaders will be for Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga “a valuable opportunity to strengthen personal confidence ” at a time. When face-to-face meetings are severely limited by the pandemic.
The director general of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. It is also in the host country, where he attended a meeting with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Wednesday. Although his presence at the opening had not confirmed.
On Japan’s side, Emperor Naruhito will attend the ceremony to declare the opening of the Games. The Imperial Household Agency previously confirmed although Empress Masako will not.
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The opening ceremony of the event will be held behind closed doors and without spectators, by decision of the organizers, at a time of rebound in covid-19 infections in Tokyo and when the capital is in a state of emergency.
The situation of the pandemic in the world and the incidence of the new variants has led many leaders to cancel their their visit to Japan , according to the local agency Kyodo.
