The final countdown to the Games comes with Tokyo under a coronavirus state of emergency and spectators banned from attending all Olympic events in the city and surrounding regions. International Olympic Committee President Bach, who arrived in Japan last week and spent three days in quarantine, told Tokyo 2020 chief Seiko Hashimoto that organisers were "doing a fantastic job". "You have managed to make Tokyo the best-ever prepared city for an Olympic Games," he said. The pair met as the first athletes began entering the Olympic Village, which opened Tuesday without any of the welcome ceremonies or media opportunities often seen at the Games. Organisers declined to even specify which teams were entering or how many athletes were now in the Village.

Source: Dhaka Tribune July 13, 2021 08:15 UTC