The finals . Well bring you all the latest from the all england club. Welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. The olympic Torch Relay has reached tokyo, two weeks before the games begin. Two weeks before the games begin. But the 2020 olympics are already very clearly unlike any 0lympics before them. No crowds were allowed in to watch as the flame was carried on stage in a lantern and handed to the governor of tokyo, yuriko koike. And therell be no spectators at the arenas in the city hosting the bulk of olympic events. The Organising Committee has shut them out, after a State Of Emergency was declared in tokyo, our correspondent Mariko 0i is in tokyo. The government announced a fourth state of Emergency Landing on the 22nd of august, covering the entire duration of the olympics. We heard from the organisers that as a result, they are not going to allow any spectators inside the stadium, making these the first ever 0lympics making these the first ever olympics to
And it was womens semi Finals Day at wimbledon so who is through to the finals . Well bring you all the latest from the all england club. Welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. The olympic Torch Relay has reached tokyo, two weeks before the games begin. But with the Coronavirus Pandemic causing havoc to the games, the historic ceremony was very different to previous occasions. No crowds were allowed in to watch as the flame was carried on stage in a lantern and handed to the governor of tokyo, yuriko koike. And therell be no spectators at the arenas in the city hosting the bulk of olympic events. The Organising Committee has shut them out, after a State Of Emergency was declared in tokyo. Our Correspondent Mariko oi is in tokyo. The Capital Tokyo has been seeing a growing number of new infections, especially that very infectious Delta Variant, in recent days, and thats why the government last night announced their fourth State Of Emergency, starting on monday, e
Hello, and welcome. It was raining, and spectators were banned. Yet when the Olympic Flame was carried on stage, it was, at least, a tangible sign the tokyo games is now just two weeks away albeit a games that has been heavily disrupted by the Global Coronavirus pandemic. The flame was carried on stage in a lantern and handed to the governor of tokyo state. The ceremony took place a day after it was confirmed there would be no spectators in the olympic venues in and around tokyo, and an 8 00pm Curfew would be imposed a decision with huge financial implications. The bbc s Mariko Oi is in tokyo. A hugely symbolic and important day, the arrival of the Olympic Torch, but a very muted one . Indeed, and if the plan was for the Torch Relay to start today, of course a couple of days ago was that the decision was made to cancel the Torch Relay and replace it with Flame Lighting ceremonies to be streamed online across japan, and for the torch to get to tokyo there have been a number of disruptio
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