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Tokyo 2020; Organisers cut crowds at sailing events over tsunami risk

Enoshima Yacht Harbour will host the Tokyo 2020 sailing competitions. Photo courtesy of The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.

 

Tokyo 2020 organisers cut crowds at sailing events over tsunami risk
Olympic authorities reduce crowd size to make evacuations easier

The organisers of next year’s Olympic Games in Tokyo have decided to cut the number of spectators for the sailing events by a third so they can be quickly evacuated to higher ground in the event of a tsunami.

Source: The Guardian
Full article: Tokyo 2020 organisers cut crowds at sailing events over tsunami risk