Tokyo 2020 President Seiko Hashimoto, left, Japanese Olympic Minister Tamayo Marukawa, right, and IOC President Thomas Bach, on a screen, attend a five-party online meeting at Harumi Island Triton Square Tower Y in Tokyo on June 21, 2021. (Rodrigo Reyes Marin/Pool Photo via AP)

       TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A five-party meeting of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games could be held on July 8 to revisit the policy of setting a 10,000 domestic spectator cap per venue, a source with knowledge of the matter said Friday.

       According to the source, local organizers, the International Olympic Committee, the International Paralympic Committee, the Japanese government and the Tokyo metropolitan government will meet if a quasi-state of emergency in the capital and other areas is extended beyond July 11.

       A blanket closed-door no-spectator option is one possibility on the table. Another option is setting the cap at 5,000, while yet another would banning spectators from some night events and some events at large venues with over 5,000 tickets sold.

       The five parties decided June 21 that venues can be filled to 50 percent of capacity with a maximum of 10,000 spectators, but also agreed that decision could be reviewed in case the quasi-state of emergency is extended or a state of emergency is declared.

       Under a quasi-state of emergency, the government's policy allows spectators up to 50 percent of venue capacities with a maximum of 5,000.

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