In this May 16, 2021 file photo, a Paralympic symbol monument is unveiled with official mascot Someity posing, front, during a ceremony marking 100 days to go until the opening of the Tokyo Paralympics, at the Tokyo Metropolitan Government headquarters. (Mainichi/Koichiro Tezuka)

       TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The organizers of the Tokyo Paralympics are looking into holding competitions without spectators at most venues, as was the case with the Olympics, due to surging COVID-19 cases in the Japanese capital, several officials familiar with the matter said Thursday.

       The Japanese government and other organizers of the Paralympics, slated to begin Aug. 24 with up to 4,400 athletes from around the world, will make a formal decision at a later date.

       The Olympics, which concluded Sunday, and the Paralympics were delayed for one year due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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