Organisers had initially planned to confirm ticketholders tomorrow.

Tokyo 2020 said last month that the lottery system would determine which ticketholders can attend the Opening and Closing Ceremonies, as well as sessions in eight sports.

The decision followed the easing of state of emergency measures, with the Japanese Government allowing sporting events to be held with capacities limited to either 50 per cent or a maximum of 10,000 people.

Athletics, baseball, football, golf, modern pentathlon, rugby sevens, softball and surfing are the sports featured in the lottery.

The delay to results is due to a meeting on Thursday (July 8).

Tokyo 2020, Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike and International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach are among those expected to participate in the meeting.

Talks will centre around capacity at venues, which could be reduced further amid concerns over COVID-19.

Kyodo News reported that Hokkaido Governor Naomichi Suzuki has also requested the marathon and race walk events in Sapporo have strict measures in place to prevent people from gathering on the roadside.

The Yomiuri Shimbun reported earlier this week that Governors of the Chiba and Saitama prefectures, located near Tokyo, had called for spectators to be banned from evening events.

A reduction in the spectator cap from 10,000 to 5,000 is reportedly being considered.

The 5,000-spectator cap had been in place prior to the state of emergency being lifted last month.

The ongoing discussions over ticketing for the Games comes as Japan recorded 1,484 new COVID-19 cases yesterday.

A total of 518 were reported in Tokyo.

The Japanese Government’s latest vaccine figures have revealed over 49 million doses have been administered in the country to date.

Around 17.5 million people have been fully vaccinated, representing 14 per cent of the population.

Over a quarter of Japanese people have received a first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.