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Tokyo to move part of torch relay off public roads

Tokyo to move part of torch relay off public roads

Rediff.com29 Jun 2021

During the first eight days to July 18, torch-lighting ceremonies will be held without spectators and the relay will not be held on public roads, the metropolitan government said. Relays on the islands, however, will be kept on public roads.

With 100 days to go, Tokyo scrambles to stage pandemic Olympics

With 100 days to go, Tokyo scrambles to stage pandemic Olympics

Rediff.com14 Apr 2021

Nothing is certain as Tokyo's postponed Olympics hit the 100-days-to-go mark on Wednesday

High fives, smiles but no cheers as Olympic torch relay gets going

High fives, smiles but no cheers as Olympic torch relay gets going

Rediff.com25 Mar 2021

The Olympic torch relay set off from Fukushima on Thursday, beginning a four-month countdown to the summer Games in Tokyo