79,000 people flying in for Tokyo Olympics, Japanese media reports

Organisers of Games are pressing ahead despite massive public opposition due to Covid pandemic

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Almost 80,000 Olympic officials, journalists and support staff will descend on Tokyo in July, according to media reports in Japan, as organisers press ahead with plans to hold the Games despite overwhelming public opposition in the host country.

An estimated 79,000 people will arrive from overseas to attend Tokyo 2020, the Kyodo news agency and Nikkei business newspaper said on Thursday, citing unnamed sources.