Japan

Beijing’s relations with Tokyo and Canberra have been strained in recent times over several issues.

Some of the 70,000 volunteers will also be included, if they are expected to have regular close contact with athletes.

This is an increase from 39% who stated their support in May for the Games to proceed.

Tokyo 2020 CEO Toshiro Muto says the reduction in volunteers will not affect the running of the Games because the event has been scaled back, so fewer people are needed.

Pressure is still on the organisers to cancel the games but the IOC says that will not happen.

Tokyo and nine other parts of the country are currently under emergency orders which mostly involve closing bars and restaurants early and banning them from selling alcohol.

The death rate has increased to levels last seen over the winter and hospitals are starting to reach capacity in parts of the country.

He was away for three minutes, long enough to make the train one minute late – a delay which prompted an investigation in a country famous for punctuality.

A Japanese government spokesman says the Myanmar embassy has told the foreign ministry that diplomatic visas for the pair will no longer be valid.

Kenji Utsunomiya, a former candidate for Tokyo governor, urges Games organisers to 'prioritise life'.

The government is expected to extend the restrictions until the end of May and also impose them in Fukuoka and Aichi prefectures, where infections are spiking.

It is not the first time that there has been a controversial incident involving concussion in the sport.