The International Olympic Committee calls the separation of Ukraine from Crimea by the border an unfortunate mistake of the service provider on the official website of the Olympic Games in Tokyo.

As reported, a map with countries where fans are invited to support their team with " On the map, Ukraine and Crimea were separated by a border.

“It was an unfortunate mistake by the provider, which was immediately corrected as soon as we became aware of this, and for which we apologize,” the IOC said in a response..

We learned about the incorrect map on the Olympic site, we secretly contacted the IOC certificate. The stinks brought vibachennya for a mercy. Zranka after the Tokyo hour, the card is already corrected? #KrimTseUkraina pic. twitter. com / h9zrWrXtJL - Dmytro Kuleba (@DmytroKuleba) July 23, 2021 XXXII Summer Olympics 2020 officially kicks off in Tokyo on Friday. On this day, the opening ceremony of the Olympics will be held in the capital of Japan.

At the same time, qualifying competitions in a number of disciplines began on July 21.

The Games were originally supposed to take place last year, but they were postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. For the same reason, the competition will be held with significant restrictions.. First of all, this will affect the audience, they will not be able to attend the stands.

Japan has been reported to be experiencing a serious increase in the incidence among young people who have not been vaccinated..

At the same time, an emergency situation is in force in Tokyo until August 22, the Olympic Games ending on August 8 fall during this period.. Fans are prohibited from attending all sporting events in the Tokyo area, small groups of spectators are only allowed to select venues.

Meanwhile, in Japan, approximately 23% of the population is fully vaccinated against coronavirus: despite the increase in vaccination rates, this level of immunization is believed to be insufficient to protect the population from the virus.. Japanese government and prime minister Yoshihide Sugi have been criticized for putting the Olympic Games ahead of public health.