Regarding the Tokyo Olympic torch relay, a comedy combination, Atsushi Tamura of "London Boots No. 1 and No. 2" announced that he will decline the torchbearer who was scheduled to run in Inuyama City, Aichi Prefecture.
This was revealed by Atsushi Tamura on his official YouTube channel on the 3rd.
Atsushi Tamura, a special envoy for tourism in Inuyama City, Aichi Prefecture, was supposed to run in Inuyama City as a runner at the torch relay in April last year, which was scheduled to be held before the Tokyo Olympics.
At the postponed Olympic torch relay, the runners who had been unofficially decided last year are scheduled to run.
Under these circumstances, Mr. Atsushi Tamura announced that he would decline the torchbearer, saying, "Chairman Yoshiro Mori of the Games Organizing Committee made an incomprehensible statement that the new Coronavirus will be held in any form at the Tokyo Olympics." Did.
"I'm hoping for the Olympics, but I'm a postponement, and I strongly hope that the Olympics will be held in Tokyo someday," he said.
Regarding this, Mayor Takuro Yamada of Inuyama City told NHK that Mr. Tamura had contacted the city and said, "I was looking forward to running as a torchbearer, but I declined because of Mr. Atsushi Tamura. I want to respect that it was a decision. "