Ticket holders for the Tokyo Olympics expressed disappointment on Thursday at organizers' decision to hold competitions in the capital and nearby prefectures without spectators due to a recent spike in COVID-19 infections
"I'm so disappointed," said 69-year-old Masamichi Tamai, who had tickets for five events, including track and field and tennis. Tamai, who was a spectator at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, added he had been looking forward to experiencing the unique atmosphere of the games again.
"They say we're at the beginning of the fifth wave, so who knows what will happen?" he said, "In hindsight, they did it all wrong. I think we could have postponed it for another year, but there was nobody who could plan it."