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Japan is calling for strict restrictions just ahead of the 2021 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga declared a new state of emergency on Friday (April 23), which extends from Sunday (April 25) to May 11 in Tokyo, Osaka and two other prefectures in an effort to control the spread of coronavirus, Bloomberg reported.

“If we don’t act, there is a concern that the virus surge we are seeing in big cities could spread nationwide,” he told reporters.

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Benoit Paire will not be going to the 2021 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.

The 31-year-old tennis player, who would have represented France, was banned due to “deeply inappropriate behavior,” via the Australian Associated Press on Friday (April 23).

Following headlines for his conduct on and off the court, and his outward contempt for the safety restrictions surrounding the sport amid the pandemic, he has been banned from competing.

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The US Olympic committee has overturned a big rule in the community for the 2021 Summer Olympic games.

For many years, it has been frowned upon for athletes to share their social justice views in any form in their sport. However, this year, athletes will be allowed to do just that.

In a new document that was released this week, the IOC outlined new actions that are permitted during the games.

They include kneeling during the National Anthem and raising a fist at the starting line or on the podium. Tommie Smith and John Carlos famously raised their fists after winning medals during the 1968 games held in Mexico City.

Athletes who are competing in the Olympic trials will be allowed to wear hats or face coverings with phrases including “Black Lives Matter,” “Trans Lives Matter,” “equality” and “respect.”

Also permitted is “orally advocating for equity/equal rights for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) individuals, or other historically underrepresented, marginalized or minoritized populations.”

No hate speech is allowed, and anything beyond social justice demonstrations and the athlete would receive a sanction.

The 2021 Summer Olympics, to be held in Tokyo, were postponed last year because of the pandemic and are now expected to take place starting on July 23.

However, outside the athletes and coaches, these are the only people allowed to attend.

The International Olympics Committee has made a big announcement regarding the upcoming 2021 Summer Olympics.

The IOC, the Japanese government, the Tokyo government, and the International Paralympic Committee announced on Saturday (March 20) that foreign spectators have been banned from the upcoming Olympics, which opens this July in Tokyo.

Officials said that the risk is too high to allow foreign ticket holders to attend the games amid the ongoing worldwide Coronavirus pandemic.

“In order to give clarity to ticket holders living overseas and to enable them to adjust their travel plans at this stage, the parties on the Japanese side have come to the conclusion that they will not be able to enter into Japan at the time of the Olympic and Paralympic Games,” the Tokyo organizing committee said in a statement via ESPN.

IOC president Thomas Bach called this a “difficult decision,” adding, “We have to take decisions that may need sacrifice from everybody.”

Organizers have already revealed that over 600,000 tickets have been sold to fans outside of Japan. They are all being promised a refund.

Originally, this summer’s Olympic games were supposed to take place last summer, but they were postponed because of the pandemic.

The 2021 Summer Olympics are now scheduled for July 23 to August 8, with the Paralympics running from August 24 to September 5.

The 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan have officially been postponed until July 2021 and new dates have been revealed.

The new games will run from July 23, 2021 until August 8, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan.

“These new dates give the health authorities and all involved in the organization of the Games the maximum time to deal with the constantly changing landscape and the disruption…” the organizers said in a statement. “The new dates, exactly one year after those originally planned for 2020, also have the added benefit that any disruption that the postponement will cause to the international sports calendar can be kept to a minimum, in the interests of the athletes and the (international federations). Additionally, they will provide sufficient time to finish the qualification process. The same heat mitigation measures as planned for 2020 will be implemented.”

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