Tag: spectators

Chinese Regime Selected Olympics Spectators, Followed Confidentiality Rules

Although the Beijing Winter Olympics are now over, they happened amid the COVID-19 pandemic. We have learned that the Chinese communist authorities canceled  tickets sales to the public and instead gave tickets to carefully selected employees of Chinese state-owned enterprises. Organizers didn’t want the venues to look empty, so the day before the opening ceremony…


Chinese Regime Handpicked Olympic Spectators Who Were Made to Follow Confidentiality Rules: Reports

After the Chinese regime barred Winter Olympics ticket sales to the general public over COVID-19 concerns, it ended up ging tickets to carefully selected employees of Chinese state-owned enterprises instead. Organizers didn’t want the venues to look empty, so the day before the opening ceremony of the Games they invited about 150,000 people to attend various…


Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics to Have Mainland China Spectators Only

Tickets for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics will be sold only to people from mainland China due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced on Wednesday. The stance differs from this year’s Tokyo Olympics Games which were not open to spectators. Specific requirements for spectators of the February event and the details…


Santa Ana Reverses Decision to Punish Street Racing Spectators

Santa Ana city council is reversing its original decision to impose both fines and potential jail time on illegal street race spectators. Council in May voted in favor of the ordinance, which would have landed spectators with $1,000 fines and up to six month of jail time if they were caught within 200 feet of street racing activity….


Santa Ana Street Racing Spectators Could Face Jail Time

Watching a street race in Santa Ana could soon land spectators behind bars. An ordinance set for discussion during Santa Ana’s April 20 city council meeting would allow police to issue misdemeanor citations to street racing spectators. Those who knowingly attend or assist with such events would face up to six months in jail and a…


Spectators From Abroad to Be Barred From Tokyo Olympics

TOKYO—At last it’s official after countless unsourced news reports and rumors: spectators from abroad will be barred from the postponed Tokyo Olympics when they open in four months. The decision was announced Saturday after an online meeting of the International Olympic Committee, the Japanese government, the Tokyo government, the International Paralympic Committee, and local organizers….


Tokyo Olympics Organizers Bar Overseas Spectators

TOKYO—At last, it’s official after countless unsourced news reports and speculation: spectators from abroad will be barred from the postponed Tokyo Olympics when they open in four months. The decision was announced March 20 after an online meeting of the International Olympic Committee, the Japanese government, the Tokyo government, the International Paralympic Committee, and local…