Finally the Tokyo Olympics will be held without spectators

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(CNN) -

The Tokyo 2020 Olympics will be held without spectators in their hometown, which will be placed under the designation of a "state of Emergency" during the Games due to the covid-19 pandemic.

The announcement came after a meeting of five Olympic groups and the Japanese government responsible for the Games.

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The president of the Tokyo Olympic Games Organizing Committee, Seiko Hashimoto, said that "a very tough decision has been made."

Hashimoto said that due to the pandemic, they have "no choice but to hold the Games on a limited basis."

Authorities continue to consider the possibility that events held outside of Tokyo, in areas not under the "state of emergency", may be held with spectators.

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