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Olympic Athletes Competing in Tokyo Games May Be Subject to GPS Monitoring

Related Topics: Tokyo Games, Tokyo

Athletes competing in the Tokyo Olympics may be monitored by a GPS system, according to the CEO of the Tokyo organizing committee Toshiro Muto at a press conference.

The GPS tracking system will not track athletes' real-time movement. Instead, athletes will be tracked retroactively in case issues of COVID-19 arise.

In addition to athletes, international media members could be considered for monitoring.

Tokyo remains under a state of emergency due to a rise in COVID-19 cases. The Olympics are more than six weeks away. The Tokyo Summer Games will begin on July 23 and run to Aug.