Tokyo to host Olympics and Paralympics in 2020

Japan is making final preparations for the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics that will be held in the summer of 2020.

 

The Olympics will begin on July 24, with more than 10,000 athletes taking part in a record 339 events across 33 sports.

 

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The domestic Olympic torch relay will start in Fukushima Prefecture on March 26 to show the world that the northeastern Tohoku region is recovering from the 2011 earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear accident.

 

The torch will be carried for 121 days through all 47 prefectures.

 

Over-the-counter sales of event tickets and re-sales will begin in the spring.

 

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Tokyo won the bid in 2013 to host the Olympics and Paralympics for the second time. The Japanese capital last hosted the Games in 1964.

 

NHK