Olympic torch firing ceremony to no spectators Greece March 10, 1:29
Following the spread of the new coronavirus, the torch ceremony for the Tokyo Olympics this week in Greece will be held without any audience.
The torch ceremony is a ceremony held in Olympia, Greece, the birthplace of the ancient Olympics, in which a woman dressed in ancient white costumes uses a mirror to collect sunlight and uses a torch, The ignition ceremony for the Tokyo Games will be held on the 12th of this month.
The Greek Olympic Committee said on Sunday that the firefighting ceremony was held after the rehearsal, which was already vacant, as more than 70 people have been infected in Greece and some have been confirmed in Olympia. We decided not to include it and decided to narrow down the stakeholders such as the Tokyo Organizing Committee who participate in the ceremony.
In addition, a ceremony to take over the torch to the Games Organizing Committee, which will be held in Athens on the 19th after a torch relay in Greece, will be held without any audience.
The Greek Olympic Committee will continue to work with health authorities to determine the status of the new coronavirus infection and to consider any necessary actions.
Meanwhile, the Organizing Committee has revealed that it is considering reducing the size of the ceremony at the start of the national torch relay in Fukushima Prefecture on 26th of this month.