The Tokyo Olympic torch will be spread across Japan for 121 days in March next year

Data map: The life handover ceremony for the Tokyo Olympics in March this year.

　　Chinanews.com client, September 28. Beijing time on the 28th, the official website of the Tokyo Olympic Organizing Committee announced the adjusted plan for the torch relay of the Tokyo Olympics. The torch relay will begin on March 25, 2021, and the torch will be in 121 days. Visit all over Japan.

In principle, the route of the torch relay and the venue for the celebration are carried out in accordance with the original plan.

However, due to the impact of the epidemic, the number of accompanying vehicles may be appropriately reduced in specific operations, and the launch ceremony and celebration activities may be simplified.

　　The Tokyo Olympic torch relay will start at the J-Village National Training Center in Fukushima Prefecture on March 25, 2021, and will be relayed in 47 prefectures in Japan.

In principle, the new route and schedule of the torch relay are consistent with the original plan before the postponement.

　　The Tokyo Olympic Organizing Committee stated that the torch relay in various places in 2021 will be managed by the original local government agency, and the route and venue of the celebration will also follow the original plan.

Taking into account other unavoidable factors, there may be adjustments in the future.

On March 20th, the Tokyo Olympic Organizing Committee unveiled the torch shape for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.

Photo courtesy of the Tokyo Olympic Organizing Committee

　　Due to the epidemic and other influencing factors, the Tokyo Olympic Organizing Committee has also been studying a more simplified and effective Olympic torch relay program.

　　Plans under discussion include: appropriately reducing the number of accompanying vehicles; simplifying the launch ceremony and celebration activities, re-examining the decoration and equipment used on the event site; improving the efficiency of other aspects of the torch relay operation and preparation process, including re-examining the number of officials and other The number of relevant staff.

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