Protests outside the stadium could be heard briefly but the show went on, and on
Six athletes and two staff members must pass two PCR tests over next 48 hours before they can mingle with other squad members
Competitions at large venues and scheduled after 9pm will be held without spectators
Tokyo residents criticise reported alcohol sales plan and claim preferential treatment
Delegates, sponsors and students in schools’ spectator programme not part of cap
Seiko Hashimoto has said she was eyeing a cap of 10,000 people per venue
Japanese committee looking at a wider programme of vaccination ahead of Games
Japan’s most senior medical adviser warns of potential risks of holding the Games
Expert warns that Games could even create its own variant strain of coronavirus
Amid slow vaccination rollout more than 230,000 sign petition to cancel the Olympics
Masters winner may boost local interest but organisers still fretting over worrying Covid figures
Foreign spectators will also be kept away from Paralympics according to reports in Japan
Seiko Hashimoto is the new head of organising committee for delayed 2020 Games
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