Lausanne, Switzerland, March 29, 2021: The International Olympic Committee Executive Board has decided to grant accreditation only to people who have essential and operational roles at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, the IOC announced on March 26.
This will significantly reduce the number of accredited people at the Games. It will be implemented by reducing several of the accreditation designations, including the IOC Guest Programme.
The decision follows a five-parties meeting on Saturday, March 20 between the Olympic Movement and Japanese organisers and government, and follow-up consultation with National Olympic Committees and International Federations.
The main points are:
*IOC Members, as the ultimate decision-making body of the IOC, will attend the Games.
*The IOC EB has cancelled or reduced the IOC Guest Programme, the invitations to Olympic athlete legends and a number of other programmes.
*The IOC will not grant accreditation to any accompanying guest in any category.
Source: www.olympic.org