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World Service,08 Jul 2021,26 mins

Fans largely barred from Tokyo Olympics

World Business Report

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Imagine it: an Olympic games, without any spectators. The opening ceremony of the Olympics in Japan will take place on July 23rd and the games look as though they will essentially be a television event, which of course will have serious economic implications, but also make a huge impact on the athletes, as Andrew Zimbalist explains. Also in the programme, we hear why authorities in Nigeria have instructed banks to freeze assets of the South African media company MultiChoice. Plus, we have an extended report from the BBC's Victoria Craig, examining the future of the City of London as a global financial hub, six months on from the end of the Brexit transition period. PHOTO: Olympic rings in Tokyo/AFP via Getty Images

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