Olympics: Athletics test event on May 9 to be held without spectators

The Tokyo Games organizers are set to hold an athletics test event on May 9 without spectators due to the rising number of coronavirus infections in the capital, sources close to the matter said Tuesday.The Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics Organizing Committee had considered allowing 20,000 spectators at the new National Stadium, eyeing the event as an opportunity to comprehensively examine countermeasures for the virus.But the sources said the organizers informed the parties involved of the latest decision after the Tokyo metropolitan government imposed tougher restrictions in the capital on…READ FULL ARTICLE