Tokyo 2020 chose not to send representatives due to virus concerns. FMTNews Tokyo2020
Greek Olympic officials held a pared-down flame-lighting ceremony for Tokyo due to concerns over the coronavirus.
Tokyo 2020 said it chose not to send the high-level delegation, which was originally set to include organising committee president Yoshiro Mori and Olympics minister Seiko Hashimoto, to Greece due to the coronavirus. Japan’s ambassador to Greece will receive the flame at a handover ceremony, organisers said. Lower-level Tokyo 2020 officials who travelled to Greece last week will accompany the flame back to Japan.
The Olympic flame will arrive on Japanese soil on Friday at Matushima airbase and be greeted by another low-key ceremony.
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