Torch Relay Judgment of implementation method one week before implementation date

Torch Relay Judgment of implementation method at least one week prior to the implementation date.

In response to the spread of the new coronavirus, the Organizing Committee of the Olympic Games has decided on a method to implement the Tokyo Olympic Torch Relay at least one week before the implementation date, and if necessary, refrain from supporting roadside assistance. We announced basic policy to ask for cooperation of.

The torch relay's basic policy was announced on the night of April 4, after the Organizing Committee Chair Mori and Secretary-General Muto reported to the IOC = International Olympic Committee Board of Directors.

According to the report, the Torch Relay received the spread of the new coronavirus, and the Organizing Committee, in consultation with the executive committees of each prefecture, decided on a method to implement it at least one week before the implementation date. It states that, if necessary, it may be necessary to restrict admission to spectators at the end of the day, or to refrain from cheering on the roadside.

The Organizing Committee has determined that the torch relay will be implemented while taking appropriate and necessary measures to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus.Specifically, torch runners and staff will carry out temperature measurement and check their health, It is said that torch runners and spectators are not to participate if they feel unwell, and to call for thorough hand washing and cough etiquette. It is said that disinfectants will be placed at celebrations and other venues because many people will gather there.

"The torch relay has a lot of time from March to July. We want to show our ideas without delay according to the characteristics of each prefecture," said Mori Chairman of the Organizing Committee.

The torch relay of the Tokyo Olympics will begin in Greece on the 12th of this month, and after the torch arrives in Japan on the 20th, after exhibiting the "Fire of Reconstruction" in the three prefectures of Tohoku, the Fukushima prefecture will launch the event in Japan on the 26th. The torch relay starts.

President Bach "I am convinced of the opening on July 24"

At the meeting of the IOC, the organizing committee of the Tokyo Games invited the Japanese government's policy to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus and attended the torch ceremony held in Greece on 12th of this month as an organizing committee. Specific countermeasures such as reduction were reported.

The IOC commented that "Tokyo has all the means possible, including the government, and is encouraging." IOC President Bach said, "We are convinced that the opening of July 24 will be held for the Tokyo Olympics. Yes ".

In the future, the Organizing Committee will provide information to international sports organizations and Olympic Committees on measures to respond to the new coronavirus.