The Japanese ambassador in Greece has presented special awards to members of the team which lit the Olympic Flame for Tokyo 2020 in Ancient Olympia. Tokyo's Metropolitan Government has announced that ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo 2020 organizers on Saturday unveiled the uniforms to be worn by 10,000 volunteer runners during the torch relay and presented further details about the route the relay will ...

The Torch Relay had been put on hold after the Olympics and Paralympics were pushed back to 2021 because of the coronavirus pandemic. It is due to start at the J-Village National Football Training ...

The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Torch relay finally began Thursday after a year-long delay, signaling Japan’s determination to go ahead with the event despite strong opposition to the games amid the ongoing ...

The Tokyo Olympics were like none other: postponed for a year because of the pandemic, athletes competing without fans in the stands, and protests because of rising COVID-19 cases. After 16 days of ...

The 121-day relay begins the official countdown to the Games, which start on July 23 The official countdown to the Tokyo Summer Olympics is underway as the postponed torch relay began its 121-day ...

Greek actress Xanthi Georgiou, playing the role of High Priestess passes the flame to the first torchbearer, Greek shooting athlete Anna Korakaki, during the opening of the Olympic flame torch relay ...

The torch relay for the postponed Tokyo Olympics began its 121-day journey across Japan on Thursday and is headed toward the opening ceremony in Tokyo on July 23. The relay began in northeastern ...

HAMURA CITY, Japan (Reuters) - Japanese actress Satomi Ishihara performed the first 'torch kiss' handover of the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics torch relay on Saturday during a rehearsal on the outskirts ...