Athens torch takeover ceremony is closed to the public as well as the audience

Athens torch takeover ceremony is closed to the public as well as the audience March 16 1:04

In response to the spread of the new coronavirus, the Greek Olympic Committee has announced that the press is in principle also to be closed about the torch takeover ceremony scheduled to be held in Athens with no spectators on this month .

The torch handover ceremony, which will bring the torch of the Tokyo Olympics to the host city, Tokyo, was scheduled to take place in Athens on 19th of August due to the spread of the new coronavirus.

However, the Greek Olympic Committee on Tuesday announced that it had been instructed by the Greek government to decide that the ceremony be closed to the press in principle.

The torch of the Tokyo Olympics was ignited on the 12th of this month and relayed in Greece, but if the audience gathered more than expected at the ceremony venue in Sparta on the 13th, it was taken to prevent the spread of infection. After that, the relay has been suspended.