The Olympic flame will go on display at a Tokyo museum in September, organisers said Monday, after the coronavirus pandemic forced them to scrap ...
24 Aug 2020 07:12PMTOKYO: The Olympic flame will go on display at a Tokyo museum in September, organisers said Monday , after the coronavirus pandemic forced them to scrap the torch relay and put the Games on hold.
It has had a troubled journey so far, after even the lighting ceremony was held without spectators to avoid the spread of the virus. The flame arrived to a muted welcome ceremony in northern Japan with a few dozen officials and guests, after plans to invite 200 schoolchildren were abandoned.When the torch relay was axed, the flame was put on display in Fukushima prefecture - an area devastated by the 2011 tsunami and nuclear meltdown.
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