The launch of the Olympic torch ceremony without fans

Fans will be absent from the Olympic torch relay ceremony, scheduled for later this month, and fans will be allowed to line up along the track, according to a Japanese newspaper reported today.

The daily "Yomiro Shimbun" stated that the organizers of the Tokyo Olympics postponed from the summer of 2020 to next due to the Corona virus pandemic, fear of crowding at the ceremony scheduled for March 25 in Fukushima, and it is expected that they will prevent the attendance of three thousand people as planned.

A spokesman for the local organizing committee said, "The details of the great launch (of the torch) are still under discussion."

The Olympic torch route was canceled days before its launch last year, when Japan and the International Olympic Committee officials made an unprecedented decision to postpone the 2020 Tokyo Olympics for a year.

Organizers have put in place strict rules for the route of the torch. Fans will be allowed to line up, but shouting and encouragement will be prohibited, as long as they are only applauding and the use of distributed goods.

They will also be required to wear masks, avoid crowds, and only attend certain parts of its route near their homes.

The torch will be launched from a symbolic site in Fukushima, to highlight Tokyo 2020's role as the "Reconstruction Olympics", a tribute to reconstruction efforts ten years after the earthquake, deadly tsunami and 2011 nuclear disaster in northeastern Japan.

The Tokyo Olympics is scheduled to open on July 23, and the organizers have put in place very strict health measures to organize this global sporting event "safely", despite health concerns.

And before the end of this month, the organizers will take the decision whether or not to allow foreign spectators to attend.

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