It turned out that the number of runners who started Fukushima Prefecture in March and participated in the Olympic torch relay around the country reached 10,515 except for the opening ceremony to be held today.
The Tokyo Olympics Holy Fire Relay departed from Fukushima Prefecture, the area affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake, on March 25, and due to the influence of the new coronavirus, more than half of the 25 prefectures have canceled relays on public roads. It became an unusual form to be changed.
Even so, it took 121 days to visit 47 prefectures, and according to the Games Organizing Committee, the number of participants in the torch relay, excluding today's opening ceremony, reached 10,515 people nationwide.
There were no cases of the torchbearer being infected with the new corona, but a total of 20 people have been reported to be infected with the torch relay-related people such as security personnel, staff, and government officials nationwide. ..
The Organizing Committee commented, "I hope that the light of the torch will be the sunrise of a new era and will illuminate the path of hope for the people of Japan and the world."