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Olympics-Tokyo 2020 bans alcoholic beverages at venues

FILE PHOTO: Tokyo 2020 - Five-Party Meeting

TOKYO (Reuters) - Alcoholic beverages will be banned at the Olympics, Tokyo 2020 President Seiko Hashimoto said on Wednesday, adding that the decision was made in the interest of removing the public's concern over a "safe and secure" Games.

In a news conference, Hashimoto said Games sponsor Asahi Breweries had agreed with the organisers' decision.

(Reporting by Antoni Slodkowski and Chang-Ran Kim; Editing by Himani Sarkar)