Where is the Olympic flame right now?
After the postponement of the Summer Olympics to 2021, the torch display remained in Fukushima for at least a month before subsequently moved to Tokyo. The Olympic Flame would be later placed on display at Japan Olympic Museum from 1 September 2020 until 30 November 2020.
Where is the Olympic torch route?
A route that enables people all over Japan to see the Torch Relay. The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Torch Relay, which will be held across all 47 prefectures of Japan, will start its journey on 25 March 2021 from the J-Village National Training Center in Fukushima Prefecture.
What is the route of the Olympic torch 2021?
The Olympic Torch Relay will start its journey on 25 March 2021 from the J-Village National Training Centre in Fukushima Prefecture and then traverse all 47 prefectures across Japan.
Who will carry the Olympic torch 2020?
player Naomi Osaka
Japan’s tennis player Naomi Osaka carries the Olympic torch in the Olympic Stadium during the opening ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, in Tokyo, on July 23, 2021. Osaka was born in Japan to a Japanese mother and a Haitian father. Her family moved when Osaka was 3 to New York, eventually settling in Florida.
How is the Olympic torch passed?
The flame is carried by relay all the way to its final destination in the stadium. Although it is usually carried by runners on foot, other modes of transport are also used. For air transportation, the flame is sheltered in a security lamp, similar to a miner’s lamp. At night time, it is kept in a special cauldron.
Who lights the Olympic torch 2021?
World No. 2 tennis player Naomi Osaka, who represents Japan, served as the final Olympic torchbearer for the Tokyo Olympic Games, lighting the Olympic flame during Friday night’s Opening Ceremony.
Who lit the Olympic torch in 2020?
Naomi Osaka
People who have lit the Olympic cauldron
| Games | Location | Lighter |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 Summer | Rio de Janeiro | Jorge Gomes (public cauldron) |
| 2018 Winter | Pyeongchang | Yuna Kim |
| 2020 Summer | Tokyo | Naomi Osaka (stadium cauldron) |
| Ayaka Takahashi (public cauldron) |