PHOTOS: Stadiums without spectators, turned quarantine centres

2020 was meant to be a year with a hefty sports calendar—among other big-ticket events, the year of the Tokyo Olympics. Now, as most sporting events stand cancelled, prominent arenas are being converted to hospitals or emergency healthcare facilities, while in others, ghost games are being played, sans the cheers of fans
Curated By: Amit Verma
Published: Apr 16, 2020
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Image by : PHILIP FONG/AFP via Getty Images

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TOKYO, JAPAN: A security guard wearing a face mask walks in front of a construction site at the Japan National Stadium in Tokyo on March 27, 2020, three days after the historic decision to postpone the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. (Photo by Philip FONG / AFP) (Photo by PHILIP FONG/AFP via Getty Images)