The experiment will see three daily matches played at Japan’s 32,000-seat Yokohama Stadium with 80% to 100% of seats filled – an exception to government guidelines that sports venues should operate at half capacity. — Kazuhiro Nogi/AFP
TOKYO: Fans flooded into a baseball stadium in Japan that will host Olympic events next year as officials tested virus-prevention measures on Oct 30 with their eyes on the delayed Games.
The experiment will see three daily matches played at the 32,000-seat Yokohama Stadium with 80% to 100% of seats filled – an exception to government guidelines that sports venues should operate at half capacity.
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