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The head of Tokyo Olympics has told of her sadness that hundreds of sports fans were forced to watch the BMX final from a bridge.
Seiko Hashimoto, Tokyo2020 President, said she regretted that the Japanese public were not allowed to attend the popular event held on Sunday but urged them to try to understand the reasons why.
Hundreds of supporters gathered as close as they could to the Ariake Sports Park stadium to cheer on Japanese BMX free-style stars Rim Nakamura and Minato Oike.
But Covid-19 restrictions barred them from taking up the empty seats in the stands – forcing them to seek the only vantage point possible, the Ariake pedestrian bridge, overlooking the stadium.
Hundreds of supporters gathered as close as they could to the Ariake Sports Park stadium to cheer on Japanese BMX free-style stars Rim Nakamura and Minato Oike
Seiko Hashimoto, Tokyo2020 President, said she regretted that the Japanese public were not allowed to attend the popular event held on Sunday but urged them to try to understand the reasons why (Pictured: Fans gather on a bridge outside a near-empty stadium)
Tokyo2020 President Seiko Hashimoto was among the few Japanese citizens allowed inside the stadium to cheer on the young riders.
The former Olympic track cyclist and bronze medal speed skater told MailOnline: ‘It is sad to see so many people watching from the bridge because they are not allowed to come into the stadium.
‘It is very sad but I hope people can understand that we
