Tokyo Torch Relay Application magnification over 100 times September 6 17:43
Next year's Tokyo Olympic Torch Relay, the host city of Tokyo called for 165 runners, and more than 16,900 people applied, and the ratio exceeded 100 times.
Governor Koike of Tokyo revealed this at a press conference on the 6th.
The torch relay in Tokyo will be held for 15 days from July 10 to July 24 of the opening ceremony next year, and about 1,200 to 1,300 runners will run. Open call for participants from month to 31st month.
According to the preliminary report compiled by the capital, there were 16,910 entries for the capacity, and the magnification was 102 times.
In the future, runners will be selected, and in December, the selected people will be notified sequentially.
Governor Koike said, “I would like to thank many people for applying. I am going to travel around Tokyo, so the excitement is done in various places, and I feel the sense of unity of Tokyo and the expectations and excitement of the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics. I want to do various things to make my shoulders rise. "