Tokyo (Japan): The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (Tokyo 2020) on Monday held a ceremony to mark the opening of the public display of the Olympic flame at the Japan Olympic Museum in Tokyo from September 1.
The Olympic flame will be on display until November 1.
Tokyo 2020 President Mori Yoshiro said, “There was a lot of drama surrounding the delivery of the Olympic flame, but we overcame various difficulties, just as track athletes must clear hurdles, and now it is on display here. The flame will be carried in turns by about 10,000 torchbearers next year; we will use it to ignite the cauldron at the Opening Ceremony and ensure the Tokyo 2020 Games are a great success. We will continue to work closely with all concerned parties to prepare for a safe and secure Games.”
Yamashita Yasuhiro, President of the Japanese Olympic Committee, added, “I understand that the athletes aiming to participate in next year’s Olympic and Paralympic Games are training amidst concern about the COVID-19 pandemic. I am confident that the display of the Olympic flame in Japan will be a heartening symbol for them. I look forward to many people being able to see the Olympic flame when it opens to the public tomorrow.”
