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Scenes from Tokyo before a spectator-free Olympics

COVID-19 cases are rising in Tokyo and the games will be held without spectators

Last updated: July 21, 2021 | 13:24

Compiled by Christian Borbon, Senior Web Editor

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A drawing and message of support created by a child is attached to plants at the Ariake Tennis Park in Tokyo.

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A woman stands in front of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic mascots Miraitowa and Someity in Tokyo.

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A person holds a placard during a protest against International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach's visit to Hiroshima, in Tokyo.

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A view of queue lines at a collection center for coronavirus saliva test samples, at the Olympic Main Press Center in Tokyo.

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Signs from the Belgium and Austria Olympic teams hang on the apartment building hosting Olympics participants at the Athletes Village in Tokyo

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Staff wearing face masks and shields as a preventive measure against the coronavirus wait for the arrival of foreign athletes at Haneda Airport ahead of Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, in Tokyo.

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A road sign indicating lane priority for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games officials is seen in Tokyo.

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Quarantine staff wearing protective face masks, face shields and personal protective equipment (PPE), walk past members of the China team who arrived at Narita International Airport ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

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A rainbow-coloured sign is seen in front of the Statue of Liberty and the skyline during sunset in Tokyo.

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A volunteer staff welcomes the Olympic delegation at Narita International Airport in Narita, Chiba prefecture to take part of the upcoming Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

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The Olympic rings and Olympic Stadium in Tokyo.

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The Blue Impulse aerobatic demonstration team of Japan Air Self-Defence Force forms the Olympic rings while flying over Tokyo during a rehearsal in Tokyo.

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A woman looks at the Olympic Stadium from the Shibuya Sky observation deck in Tokyo.

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