Olympics: Reduction of over 30,000 seats at Tokyo 2020 venues proposed

Organizers of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics at a joint conference with the International Olympic Committee on Monday proposed reducing by more than 30,000 the initially planned number of spectator seats at some venues for the Tokyo Games, a source told Kyodo News.The proposed move is aimed at reducing costs and also because of a lack of space for makeshift seating at venues that will stage boxing, equestrian and other sports.Other venues are still being discussed and the reduction of seats could rise to even higher numbers.The proposed reduction of seats at 12 venues is being disc…READ FULL ARTICLE