Women's first torch relay runner is the Tokyo Olympics

The first runner of a torch relay is a woman for the first time ever Tokyo Olympics February 7 17:25

Next month, for the first time in history, a woman will be the first runner in the Greek Olympic Torch Relay in Greece.

This was announced by the Greek Olympic Committee on the 6th.

In the birthplace of the Olympic Games, Greece, a fire ceremony will be held on the 12th of next month, the torch relay will start, and the first runner will be Anna Koracaki, who won a gold medal in the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic shooting. Was.

According to the Greek Olympic Committee, women are the first runners in history.

Koracaki commented, "It's a very honorable event. It will surely be an experience that will be remembered for the rest of my life."

The second runner will be the first runner from the host country, Japan, to be the gold medalist for the women's marathon, Mizuki Noguchi.

The final runner in Greece on March 19 will be Ekaterini Stefanidi, who won the gold medal in the Women's Pole Vault in Rio de Janeiro.