The torch of the Greek relay is discontinued.
The torch relay of the Tokyo Olympics in Greece was canceled due to the spread of the new coronavirus, and the torch display began immediately at the Panathenaic Stadium in Athens on the 14th.
The Olympic Games torch relay in the Greek Olympics in Sparta in southern Greece on Tuesday attracted more spectators than expected at the ceremony venue, and the Greek Olympic Committee was concerned about the spread of the new coronavirus, Torch relay has been canceled.
At dawn on the 14th, the Greek Olympic Committee hastily started exhibiting the torch at the Panathenaic Stadium in Athens, where the takeover ceremony is scheduled to take over to the host city of Tokyo on the 19th.
The torch is lit on a metal bowl placed in the field of the stadium and is displayed with the Olympic and national flags.
The Panathenaic stadium was closed from this day due to the new coronavirus and cannot be accessed by ordinary visitors, but tourists watching the torch from outside the gate were seen.
According to the Tokyo Games Organizing Committee, the Greek Olympic Committee has stated that the torch will be on display at the stadium until the night of the 18th, the day before the ceremony, and will be moved to another location in the morning of the 19th, in preparation for the ceremony. about it.