FOCUS: Will Tokyo's overseas spectator ban have lasting impact on Olympics?

The decision to bar people from entering Japan to spectate at the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics means the games will look and feel very different from those in the past, but consideration can now be given to what lasting impact the decision could have.The most immediate and obvious question is whether the situation will repeat in China less than six months after the Tokyo Games close.The games circus moves on for a Winter Games in Beijing with no certainty the pandemic will be much more under control as new variants pop up and various countries lag in their vaccine rollouts due to lack of …READ FULL ARTICLE