TOKYO: The Olympic torch relay will not be run on public roads in Osaka city given rising COVID-19 cases, the Japanese region's governor said Friday , but"We're sorry for torch relay runners ... but we won't do the torch relay on public roads in Osaka city," Governor Hirofumi Yoshimura told reporters."We'll discuss with the Tokyo 2020 organising committee if there are any alternatives," he added.
The relay began on Mar 25 from Fukushima, with organisers hoping it will help build enthusiasm across Japan for the Games after a year-long delay caused by the coronavirus pandemic.It is scheduled to travel through Osaka prefecture on Apr 13 and 14, starting in Sakai city and ending in Osaka city. Olympic officials have released a series of rulebooks they say will allow the Games to go ahead this summer despite the virus.
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