This will be the first time the flame is lit without spectators since the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics.
made the announcement on Monday, noting that only a hundred pre-approved members from the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee will be present to witness the Lighting Ceremony of the Olympic Flame.The HOC, one of the oldest National Olympic Committees, stressed the need to protect public health.
This upcoming torch-lighting ceremony, which is scheduled to take place on March 12 in Ancient Olympia, will be the first without an audience in more than 35 years. The last time the event was held without spectators was during the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. "The danger of staging the torch lighting with only a handful of spectators, limited number of officials and delegations, and under a cloud of fear and concern will damage the greatness and prestige of this event," the mayor said in his letter.
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