The first Olympic Games ever postponed during peacetime will become the first to be held mostly behind closed doors.
The results of a ticket lottery will be announced Saturday morning to decide what few events fans will be allowed to attend in person after organizers banned spectators at venues in the greater Tokyo metropolitan area due to a fresh state of emergency in the capital.
A limited number of spectators will be allowed at venues in Fukushima, Miyagi, Shizuoka, Ibaraki and Hokkaido.
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