Tokyo 2020 Olympic Torch poised to be taken off road in Sapporo and Chiba Thursday, 27 May 2021
The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Torch looks set be carried off road in Sapporo next month if, as expected, COVID-19 state of emergency measures remain in force there beyond May 31.
Hokkaido Governor Naomichi Suzuki told reporters it will be difficult to carry out the event on public roads if the emergency is extended .
Sapporo, the largest city in Hokkaido Prefecture, is the host city for the Olympic marathons after heat fears saw the races shifted north from Tokyo.
Race walking and football are also due to be staged there, with the women s preliminary match between Great Britain and Chile on July 21 falling on the first day of Olympic competition.
British Olympics chiefs say fully-vaccinated Team GB WILL go to Tokyo Games and athletes will be safe - despite new US advice not to travel to Japan, a ban on international fans and growing calls to cancel event as Covid ravages country
The US yesterday issued its highest Level 4 travel warning for Japan banning even fully-vaccinated travellers
But today British Olympics Association said Team GB would still compete, with athletes receiving Pfizer jabs Foreign Office today repeated Japan is off limits to Britons, but professional athletes can still go to the Games
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