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Under the new rules, athletes and officials must wear a face mask “at all times” unless they are sleeping, eating, or at least six feet away from others while outside. Physical contact, such as hugs, handshakes, and high-fives, should also be avoided, the playbook states.
In addition, athletes and officials will not be able to use public transportation without permission. Athletes are also barred from visiting venues as spectators.
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Still, the IOC and the National Olympic Committes (NOCs) will work together “to encourage and assist their athletes, officials and stakeholders to get vaccinated in their home countries” before traveling to Japan.
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Back in March of last year, the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) executive board met to finalize the postponement of the 2020 Olympics andannouncedthat the event would instead be held in 2021.
“All our delivery partners including the national government, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee, the IOC and the IPC [International Paralympic Committee] are fully focused on hosting the games this summer,” read the statement, according toESPN. “We hope that daily life can return to normal as soon as possible, and we will continue to make every effort to prepare for a safe and secure games.”
At the time, the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee also noted that it had not been informed of any change in the status of the upcoming event.
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