Tokyo 2020 organizers said Tuesday they will press ahead with a nationwide, socially distanced torch relay — 100 days before the Olympic flame begins its coronavirus-delayed journey around Japan.
Despite a recent spike in infections, Games officials believe the relay can be held safely — and in front of spectators — with around 10,000 runners carrying the torch around Japan’s 47 prefectures.
The torch relay was postponed just two days before it was due to begin earlier this year when the decision was taken to delay the Games by 12 months because of the pandemic.
Now it will start on March 25, 2021, with Olympic officials to lay out detailed anti-virus measures in the comi…
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