Japan lights the Olympic flame in a key ceremony in the lead-up to Tokyo 2020. Neither it nor the IOC want to give up on the event, though postponement is being considered. Within four weeks the world will know the fate of this year’s Games.
Updated 25 March
Japan refused to give up on the ceremony marking the arrival of the Olympic flame on the 20th of March but the traditional torch relay that should have culminate in this year’s Olympics and Paralympics has been cancelled. In the face of discussions about the feasibility of holding the Games whilst a pandemic is bringing entire nations to their knees, Japanese authorities still believe in the dream of hosting the most important event of the international calendar after years of sweat and preparation. Therefore, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced that the Games will be postponed to no later than the summer of next year.
As Tokyo 2020 is postponed the Olympic flame stays in Japan as a symbol of hope
Diritti — di Mara Budgen
Japan lights the Olympic flame in a key ceremony in the lead-up to Tokyo 2020. Neither it nor the IOC want to give up on the event, though postponement is being considered. Within four weeks the world will know the fate of this year’s Games.
