The Tokyo Organizing Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games has canceled the relay on public roads at the request of Osaka Prefecture regarding the torch relay scheduled in Osaka Prefecture on the 13th and 14th of this month, and will be in Suita City's Expo'70 Commemorative Park. Announced that it will be carried out in the form of running without the general audience.
On the 7th, Secretary-General Muto of the Games Organizing Committee announced that Governor Yoshimura of Osaka Prefecture would cancel all relays on public roads in Osaka Prefecture regarding the torch relay scheduled in Osaka Prefecture on the 13th and 14th of this month. In response to that, we had a press conference after 6 pm.
In this, Secretary-General Muto announced that he would accept the request of Osaka Prefecture to request the citizens of the prefecture to refrain from going out and moving unnecessarily in response to the declaration of a medical emergency due to the rapid spread of the new corona infection. ..
After that, it was announced that the torch relay will be held for two days on the 13th and 14th of this month by inviting a torchbearer who is scheduled to run in the prefecture to the Expo'70 Commemorative Park in Suita City and running without the general audience.
Approximately 100 torchbearers are scheduled for two days, but all desired runners can run.
Secretary-General Muto said, "The relay on public roads will be canceled, but the shape will be different, but the torch relay will be carried out."
The Organizing Committee may change the implementation method of the torch relay by suspending the relay on public roads when there is a state of emergency or a request to refrain from going out in the prefectures in the guidelines for measures against the new coronavirus of the torch relay. I was saying there was.
Organizing Committee Secretary-General Muto "unavoidable"
Secretary-General Muto of the Organizing Committee said, "Given what to do in the unusual situation of corona, it is unavoidable to take different measures to minimize the risk of corona infection. Rather, it is safe. I think it will be necessary to carry out a safe torch relay. It is very important to continue the torch relay while taking realistic measures. "