Tokyo Paralympics crowds unlikely as delta drives COVID surge

Most host venues now under state of emergency order

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Most Tokyo Olympics events were held without spectators, a precedent that is likely to be adopted for the Paralympics.  © Kyodo

HISASHI TSUTSUI and JUNICHIRO SATO, Nikkei staff writers

TOKYO -- Hopes that Paralympic athletes will compete in front of spectators are fading as the greater Tokyo area, now under a state of emergency, continues to report high coronavirus infections.

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