Virus-delayed Tokyo Olympics torch relay begins
Major step towards start of coronavirus-delayed Games on July 23
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Fukushima: The Tokyo Olympics torch relay kicked off Thursday, a year late and without spectators, heralding a major step towards the start of the coronavirus-delayed Games on July 23.
“This little flame never lost hope and it waited for this day like a cherry blossom bud just about to bloom,” Tokyo 2020 chief Seiko Hashimoto told officials and media in Fukushima, where the relay began.