Xinhua News Agency, Tokyo, March 31 (Reporter Wang Zijiang) The Tokyo Olympic Organizing Committee announced on the 31st that the Tokyo Paralympic Games will not hold a nationwide torch relay. The relay area is only in Tokyo and the three surrounding counties with competition venues. .
The torch for the Tokyo Paralympic Games will still be lit in Mandeville, England, where the Paralympic movement was first initiated. From August 12, the torch will be sent to all 47 prefectures and prefectures in Japan, and will be held everywhere There is a local characteristic "sacred fire festival". Each "sacred fire festival" has a ceremony to welcome the torch and a farewell ceremony. In addition, the torch will also visit famous scenic spots in various places.
In Tokyo, Saitama, Shizuoka and Chiba prefectures where the Paralympic Games are held, a torch relay will be added to the "Sacred Fire Festival".
On August 20th, the torch from all over the country will return to Tokyo and gather into a large torch.
Starting on August 21, the torch will be passed on for four days in the capital area until the main torch above the Olympic Stadium is lit at the opening ceremony of the Paralympic Games.
The Tokyo Paralympics will be held from August 24 to September 5.