Mandatory Credit: Photo by Eugene Hoshiko/AP/REX/Shutterstock (10160842e) The Olympic torches of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games are displayed during a press conference in Tokyo . The Tokyo Olympics open on July 24, 2020 Olympics Torch, Tokyo, Japan - 20 Mar 2019
The design for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics torch, was unveiled at a press conference in Tokyo. Designed by Tokujin Yoshioka, it’s form is a nod to one of Japan’s most well-known and beloved symbols: the cherry blossom.
In March of 2020, as cherry blossoms begin to signal the arrival of Spring, the Olympic Torch Relay will begin and will traverse the entire country. A total of 10,000 torches will be produced for the event.
The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Torch Relay will be held over 121 days and it will begin on March 26 and will be passed along to roughly 80-90 runners each day.
The Flame Lighting Ceremony will take place in Ancient Olympia, on 12 March 2020. The Greek leg of the Torch Relay will then run for 8 days in Greece until 19 March 2020. Τhe ceremony to hand over the flame to Tokyo 2020 representatives will be held at the Panathenaic Stadium in Athens on 19 March 2020. The flame will then make its way to Japan, arriving on 20 March 2020.
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