The International Gymnastics Federation has implemented stringent anti-COVID-19 measures for a four-nation meet to be held in Tokyo on Sunday, the successful staging of which may provide insight into infection control at next summer's Tokyo Games.
A total of 32 gymnasts from Japan, the United States, Russia and China will take part in the first major international competition held in Japan that includes athletes arriving from overseas since the games were postponed by one year due to the global coronavirus outbreak.
The one-day event at Yoyogi National Gymnasium will likely be viewed as a test of Tokyo's capability to safely hold an international sporting event amid the pandemic.