Tokyo Olympics Torch Relay

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Spectators barred from torch relay start, confirm organisers

The torch relay will begin in Fukushima prefecture, which last week marked the 10th anniversary of the 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster that left 18,500 dead or missing.

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Torch relay among final hurdles for postponed Summer Games

The start of the torch relay on 25 March is also likely to be held without fans, according to local reports. The Olympics open on 23 July followed by the Paralympics on 24 August.

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Fans left disappointed after cancellation of Games' torch relay due to COVID-19

It was meant to be the start of a triumphant march to the Tokyo 2020 Games: the torch relay would begin on Thursday in Fukushima, battered by the 2011 earthquake and nuclear disaster, as a poignant symbol of the “Recovery Olympics.”