Exhibition in the Tokyo Olympic Torch Region Starts from Kanazawa November 7, 16:44
The exhibition of the Tokyo Olympic torch in the region began on the 7th, and a large number of people gathered to see the torch at the sports facility in Kanazawa, which was the first venue in Japan.
The Tokyo Olympic torch has been exhibited at the Japan Olympic Museum in Tokyo due to the postponement of the Games, but it will be exhibited in 14 prefectures nationwide, including Ishikawa Prefecture, in order to boost the momentum for the Games. It was.
A commemorative ceremony was held on the 7th at the sports facility in Kanazawa, which was the first exhibition venue.
Kaori Matsumoto, a judo London Olympic gold medalist from Kanazawa, entered with a lantern lit by the torch, and 300 people, including parents and children, gave a big applause.
A talk show was also held between Mr. Matsumoto and Hikaru Mori of Kanazawa Gakuin University, who has been appointed as the representative of the Tokyo Olympics trampolining girls, and the gathered people listened enthusiastically.
Mr. Matsumoto said, "I want you to have as many smiles as possible while you have been forced to put up with the corona virus," and Mori said, "I realized that the torch is approaching when I see the torch." I want to do my best so that I can demonstrate the results of the practice I have accumulated in the postponed year. "
The Tokyo Olympic torch will be exhibited in seven cities, including Kanazawa, from the 7th to the 10th of this month in Ishikawa Prefecture.