Tokyo 2020 bans booze, high-fives and autograph hunting

A month to go before the opening of Tokyo Olympics, as organisers vow to put on ‘safe and secure’ Games

23 June 2021 - 20:17 By Sakura Murakami and Tetsushi Kajimoto

Alcohol, high-fives and talking loudly will be banned for the reduced numbers of Olympic ticket holders allowed into venues as organisers conceded a “sense of celebration” would be limited at a Games already postponed by a year due the coronavirus...

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