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On 24 March, the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (Tokyo 2020) announced the postponement of the Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020.
In the light of this postponement, Tokyo 2020 has decided to postpone the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Torch Relay scheduled to start on 26 March. We will announce revised dates for the Torch Relay after the new schedule for the Tokyo 2020 Games has been fixed, and renew our preparations for a vigorous Grand Start event that will bring people together again.
We apologise for the inconvenience caused to our partner organisations, each prefectural taskforce and the many other stakeholders who have made such great efforts to prepare for the Relay, and we ask for your continued cooperation. We will consider measures that allow torchbearers who were selected to run in the now postponed event to be given priority in the selection process for the new Torch Relay.
Source: The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games
Route Map
Schedule
Prefecture | Date | |
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1 | Fukushima | 26-28 Mar. 2020 |
2 | Tochigi | 29-30 Mar. 2020 |
3 | Gunma | 31 Mar.-1 Apr. 2020 |
4 | Nagano | 2-3 Apr. 2020 |
5 | Gifu | 4-5 Apr. 2020 |
6 | Aichi | 6-7 Apr. 2020 |
7 | Mie | 8-9 Apr. 2020 |
8 | Wakayama | 10-11 Apr. 2020 |
9 | Nara | 12-13 Apr. 2020 |
10 | Osaka | 14-15 Apr. 2020 |
11 | Tokushima | 16-17 Apr. 2020 |
12 | Kagawa | 18-19 Apr. 2020 |
13 | Kochi | 20-21 Apr. 2020 |
14 | Ehime | 22-23 Apr. 2020 |
15 | Oita | 24-25 Apr. 2020 |
16 | Miyazaki | 26-27 Apr. 2020 |
17 | Kagoshima | 28-29 Apr. 2020 |
18 | Okinawa | 2-3 May 2020 |
19 | Kumamoto | 6-7 May 2020 |
20 | Nagasaki | 8-9 May 2020 |
21 | Saga | 10-11 May 2020 |
22 | Fukuoka | 12-13 May 2020 |
23 | Yamaguchi | 14-15 May 2020 |
24 | Shimane | 16-17 May 2020 |
25 | Hiroshima | 18-19 May 2020 |
26 | Okayama | 20-21 May 2020 |
27 | Tottori | 22-23 May 2020 |
28 | Hyogo | 24-25 May 2020 |
29 | Kyoto | 26-27 May 2020 |
30 | Shiga | 28-29 May 2020 |
31 | Fukui | 30-31 May 2020 |
32 | Ishikawa | 1-2 Jun. 2020 |
33 | Toyama | 3-4 Jun. 2020 |
34 | Niigata | 5-6 Jun. 2020 |
35 | Yamagata | 7-8 Jun. 2020 |
36 | Akita | 9-10 Jun. 2020 |
37 | Aomori | 11-12 Jun. 2020 |
38 | Hokkaido | 14-15 Jun. 2020 |
39 | Iwate | 17-19 Jun. 2020 |
40 | Miyagi | 20-22 Jun. 2020 |
41 | Shizuoka | 24-26 Jun. 2020 |
42 | Yamanashi | 27-28 Jun. 2020 |
43 | Kanagawa | 29 Jun.-1 Jul. 2020 |
44 | Chiba | 2-4 Jul. 2020 |
45 | Ibaraki | 5-6 Jul. 2020 |
46 | Saitama | 7-9 Jul. 2020 |
47 | Tokyo | 10-24 Jul. 2020 |
Read more
Read more about the Tokyo 2020 Torch Relay on this page.
Programme
There will be a Relay in the Stadium with two Greek torchbearers, the Olympic medalists Lefteris Petrounias and Katerina Stefanidi. The cauldron inside the stadium will then be lit.
The President of the Hellenic Olympic Committee and IOC Member Mr Spyros Capralos will deliver a short speech followed by a video message from the President of the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee Mr. Yoshiro Mori.
President Capralos will then receive the Olympic Flame from the High Priestess Xanthi Georgiou before handing it over to the representative of the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee, Ms Naoko Imoto, an Olympian in swimming at the Olympic Games Atlanta 1996, who is currently working for UNICEF in Greece as Chief of Education.
The Flame will thus begin its journey to the host city of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020.
The Handover Ceremony will be closed to the public and accredited guests. It will only be attended by representatives of the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee and selected representatives of the press.
The ceremony will be broadcast live by the Olympic Channel and ERT (National Greek Television).
Source: Hellenic Olympic Committee
Note: All times are local time
Livestream
A live stream will be available on the website of the Olympic Channel.
Press release Hellenic Olympic Committee
Today’s decision was supported by the International Olympic Committee.
IOC Statement
Ολυμπιακή Λαμπαδηδρομία «Τόκυο 2020» – 1η Μέρα pic.twitter.com/lsdxzVlp9W
— Ηellenic Olympic (@HellenicOlympic) March 13, 2020
Programme
11:15 | Closing time for admission of VIPs |
Entry of the Presidential Guard | |
11:25 | Arrival of the President of the Hellenic Republic, Mr. Prokopios Pavlopoulos |
11:30 | Opening of the Ceremony |
Olympic Rings formed by pupils of Ancient Olympia
Οlympic Anthem – Hoisting of the Olympic Flag National Anthem of Japan – Hoisting of the Japanese Flag National Anthem of Greece – Hoisting of the Greek Flag The anthems are performed by the Children’s and Youth Choir of Lavreotiki Municipality Address by the Mayor of Ancient Olympia, Mr. Georgios Georgiopoulos Address by the special representative of the President of the “TOKYO 2020” Organising Committee, Mr. Toshiaki Endo Address by the President of the International Olympic Committee, Mr. Thomas Bach Address by the President of the Hellenic Olympic Committee and Member of the International Olympic Committee, Mr. Spyros Capralos Entry of the designated officials in the Temple of Hera Ritual of the Lighting Ceremony at the Temple of Hera Entry of the High Priestess and the Priestesses into the Ancient Stadium with the Olympic Flame Dance performance by the Priestesses Handing over of the Olympic Flame by the High Priestess to the first Torchbearer Departure of the first Torchbearer for the Pierre de Coubertin Monument Opening of the Olympic Torch Relay End of the Ceremony |
Source: Hellenic Olympic Committee
Note: All times are local time
Livestream
A live stream will be available on the website of the International Olympic Committee.
Details of the Greek leg of the Torch Relay
Let #Miraitowa guide you through the official #Tokyo2020 Olympic Torch Relay route!
See where the @OlympicFlame will visit on its 121-day journey around Japan! 🇯🇵
Come out and show your support! Hope Lights Our Way! 🔥 pic.twitter.com/iF1cPx5lBN
— #Tokyo2020 (@Tokyo2020) December 17, 2019
Design Concept
Source / Read more: Website Tokyo 2020.
A Heritage Flame Celebration will be held in Stoke Mandeville in Great Britain – the spiritual birthplace of the Paralympic Movement – and flame-lighting festivals will take place at several locations across the host country, Japan, between 13 and 17 August. These flames will also visit schools, hospitals and facilities connected with the Paralympics in each prefecture of Japan.
Source: The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games
43 Prefectures
Prefectures | Details | |
1 | Hokkaido | Flames will be lit and depart |
2 | Aomori | Flames will be lit at 7 cities, combined in Aomori City and depart from Misawa City |
3 | Iwate | Flames will be lit at 33 cities, combined and depart from Morioka City |
4 | Miyagi | Flames will be lit at 9 cities, combined and depart from Sendai City |
5 | Akita | Flames will be lit at 25 cities, combined and depart from Akita City |
6 | Yamagata | Flames will be lit at 35 cities, combined and depart |
7 | Fukushima | Flame will be lit and depart from Koriyama City |
8 | Ibaraki | Flame will be lit and depart from Mito City |
9 | Tochigi | Flames will be lit at 22 cities, then combined and depart |
10 | Gunma | Flames will be lit at 6 cities, combined and depart from Isesaki City |
11 | Kanagawa | Flames will be lit at 33 cities, combined and depart from Yokohama City |
12 | Niigata | Flames will be lit at 30 cities, combined and depart from Niigata City |
13 | Toyama | Flames will be lit at 15 cities, combined and depart from Toyama City |
14 | Ishikawa | Flames will be lit at 7 cities, combined and depart from Kanazawa City |
15 | Fukui | Flames will be lit at 17 cities, combined and depart from Fukui City |
16 | Yamanashi | Flames will be lit at 5 cities, combined and depart from Kofu City |
17 | Nagano | Flames will be lit at 13 cities, combined and depart from Nagano City |
18 | Gifu | Flames will be lit at 25 cities, combined and depart from Gifu City |
19 | Aichi | Flames will be lit at 49 cities, combined and depart from Nagoya City |
20 | Mie | Flames will be lit at 29 cities, combined and depart from Tsu City |
21 | Shiga | Flame will be lit and depart from Higashiomi City |
22 | Kyoto | Flames will be lit at 16 cities, combined and depart from Kyoto City |
23 | Osaka | Flames will be lit at several cities, then combined and depart |
24 | Hyogo | Flames will be lit at 36 cities, combined and depart from Kobe City |
25 | Nara | Flame will be lit and depart from Nara City |
26 | Wakayama | Flame will be lit and depart from Tanabe City |
27 | Tottori | Flames will be lit at 2 cities, combined and depart from Kurayoshi City |
28 | Shimane | Flames will be lit at 11 cities, combined and depart from Matsue City |
29 | Okayama | Flames will be lit at 27 cities, then combined and depart |
30 | Hiroshima | Flames will be lit at 23 cities, combined and depart from Hiroshima City |
31 | Yamaguchi | Flames will be lit at 19 cities, then combined and depart from Yamaguchi City |
32 | Tokushima | Flames will be lit at 24 cities, combined and depart from Tokushima City |
33 | Kagawa | Flames will be lit at 9 cities, combined and depart from Takamatsu City |
34 | Ehime | Flames will be lit at 3 cities, combined and depart from Matsuyama City |
35 | Kochi | Flames will be lit at several cities, then combined and depart |
36 | Fukuoka | Flames will be lit at 33 cities, then combined and depart from Fukuoka City |
37 | Saga | Flame will be lit and depart from Saga City |
38 | Nagasaki | Flames will be lit at 5 cities, combined and depart from Nagasaki City |
39 | Kumamoto | Flames will be lit at 24 cities, combined and depart from Kumamoto City |
40 | Oita | Flames will be lit at 18 cities, combined and depart from Beppu City |
41 | Miyazaki | Flame will be lit and depart from Miyazaki City |
42 | Kagoshima | Flame will be lit and depart from Kagoshima City |
43 | Okinawa | Flames will be lit at 16 cities, combined and depart from Naha City |
In addition to the flame-lighting festival and flame visits (optional), torch relays will be held in these three prefectures, each of which will host Paralympic events. Teams of three torchbearers will transport the flame, aiming to boost public interest and support ahead of the Paralympic Games.
Source: The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games
Dates
The flames from each flame lighting festival and the torch relays from all over Japan will be brought together in Tokyo on the 21st of August where the official Paralympic Flame will be lit. The final four days of the Paralympic Torch Relay will then commence in Tokyo.
Source: The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games
Dates
In line with the concept ‘Share Your Light’, the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Torch will be created in Tokyo in August 2020 by the coming together of the collective passion of everyone who is supporting the Paralympics.
The torch for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Torch Relay will symbolise the coming together of the sentiments of everyone involved with and supporting the Paralympic Games.
The shape of Japan – a cherry blossom motif
The torch for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Torch Relay has been created in a traditional form using the aluminium extrusion manufacturing technology used in the production of the shinkansen bullet train.
Completely seamless – produced from a single sheet of metal.
A form that symbolises the Tokyo 2020 Torch Relay created by Japanese tradition and advanced technological capabilities.
Video: The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games on YouTube