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The torch will be lit on March 12 in ancient Olympia and handed to Tokyo organisers on March 19. FMTNews Olympic Greece

The torch relay in Greece will pass through 37 cities and 15 archaeological sites.

The flame for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics is scheduled to be lit on March 12 in ancient Olympia and, following a torch relay on Greek soil, will be handed to the Tokyo organisers at a ceremony on March 19 at the Panathenaic Stadium in Athens. The torch relay in Greece will pass through 37 cities and 15 archaeological sites covering 3,500km and 842 nautical miles and will be carried by 600 runners.

 

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