Iran Press/ Asia: "The priority will be to determine safe and secure Games,” Tokyo 2020 president Seiko Hashimoto said at a news conference following a decision by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, the government of Japan, the International Olympic, and International Paralympic Committee.
He added that: "We wanted a full stadium so community people could get involved in welcoming the athletes so we could have a full presentation of the power of sports," she added. "However, now faced with COVID-19 we have no other choice but to hold the Games in a limited way."
There is still a chance fans could be allowed at events held outside of Tokyo in areas, not in a state of emergency.
"We will discuss," Olympic minister Tamayo Marukawa said.
On Thursday, the Japanese government declared a Covid-19 state of emergency in Tokyo as the number of new cases continues to rise sharply in the capital.
While a state of emergency sounds dire, it does not mean Tokyo is under lockdown.
Due to the coronavirus outbreak, the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 was postponed for the first time in their history.
Tokyo 2020 became the first Olympics ever postponed in peacetime as the coronavirus wreaked havoc across the globe, claiming lives and forcing the cancelation of sporting and cultural events.
The Olympics have previously only been canceled completely during periods of World War - in 1916, 1940, and 1944 - but never suspended or postponed.
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