THE IOC, TOGETHER WITH THE NATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEES (NOCS) AND GOVERNMENT AUTHORITIES OF QATAR AND RWANDA, HAS ESTABLISHED TWO FURTHER PRE-GAMES VACCINATION OPPORTUNITIES FOR OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC GAMES PARTICIPANTS.

SIX NATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEES (NOCS) HAVE PLEDGED TO THE IOC AND TOKYO 2020 THAT THEIR DELEGATIONS WILL ARRIVE IN JAPAN FOR THE OLYMPIC GAMES TOKYO 2020 FULLY VACCINATED. THESE PLEDGES CAME FROM THE NOCS OF BANGLADESH, INDIA, MALDIVES, NEPAL, PAKISTAN AND SRI LANKA ALL OF WHICH ARE CURRENTLY ON THE LIST OF COUNTRIES AND REGIONS SUBJECT TO THE STRONGEST ENTRY RESTRICTIONS FOR JAPAN.