Paralympics: Specific COVID-19 measures may be needed for Tokyo, organisers say

FILE PHOTO: The Ariake Arena is lit up with the Olympic symbol colors on the day marking the one-year countdown to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games that have been postponed to 2021 due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Tokyo, Japan July 23, 2020. REUTERS/Issei Kato

TOKYO (Reuters) - The Tokyo Paralympics may require specific COVID-19 measures to help keep athletes safe as they move between venues, organisers said on Monday.

The 2020 Summer Olympics and Paralympics have been pushed back to next year because of the novel coronavirus pandemic.