Tokyo 2020 Olympic flame begins in North Eastern prefecture of Fukushima

The Olympic flame has begun its journey across Japan, after a year-long delay caused by the global pandemic. This relay will be traveling through all 47 prefectures.

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It kicked off this morning in the northeastern prefecture of Fukushima.The flame was brought to Japan from Greece last March.

The 2020 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXXII Olympiad, and also known as Tokyo 2020, is an upcoming international multi-sport event scheduled to be held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan.

The 2020 Summer Olympics will award medals across 339 events, representing 33 different sports. Five are new sports entirely (baseball/softball, skateboarding, surfing, sport climbing and karate), while others like basketball see the inclusion of new events within the discipline.