Tokyo Olympic torch ceremony reduced in size 6:25 on March 4 due to new virus
Due to the spread of the new coronavirus, the torch ceremony for the Tokyo Olympics in Greece this month will be held as scheduled, but the scale will be reduced, such as by rehearsing the previous day without spectators.
This was announced on the 3rd by the Greek Olympic Committee.
According to the plan, the torch ceremony for the Olympic Games at the Olympic Games in Olympia, Greece on the 12th of this month, the torch relay in Greece, and the torch ceremony in Athens on the 19th will be held as scheduled.
On the other hand, following the spread of the new coronavirus, the size of the people involved in the ceremony will be significantly reduced, and the fire ceremony will have no rehearsal on the 11th the day before, and the IOC committee, the Organizing Committee of the Games, In addition, lunch and dinner meetings for people from sister cities will be canceled.
The Greek Olympic Committee will continue to work with Greek authorities to confirm the status of the new coronavirus infection and consider measures to take place at the fire ceremony.
The Tokyo Olympic torch relay will start with the ceremony in Greece, and Mizuki Noguchi, a gold medalist for the Athens Olympic Women's Marathon, will be participating as the first Japanese runner in the area.