Greece hands Olympic flame over to Japan amid calls to delay 2020 Games
Greece has officially handed over the Olympic flame to Tokyo ahead of the 2020 Summer Olympic Games, The Associated Press reported. It was handed over during a ceremony in Athens on Thursday. The Olympic flame is set to arrive in Japan from Greece even as the opening of the Tokyo Games is in doubt.
As of right now, the games are still on. However, more voices are calling for the games to be postponed or canceled.
A board member of the Japan Olympic committee said Thursday that the Olympics should be postponed. He stated that athletes have been unable to adequately prepare as a result of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
The International Olympic Committee and Tokyo 2020 organizers have repeatedly insisted that the games will run as scheduled in July and August.