AFP - Spectators will be allowed to line the route when the Olympic flame begins its delayed relay across Japan next month, organisers said Thursday, but cheering will be strictly banned. "We want to get the understanding of people in every area and connect the whole country under the torch relay concept 'Hope Lights Our Way'." Hashimoto later said she hopes a decision on how many fans are allowed into Olympic arenas will be taken around the time the torch relay begins. "I think we need to have an indication of which way things are going around the time the torch relay starts," local media quoted her as saying. The guidelines warn that segments of the relay could be suspended if the measure is reimposed in areas where the torch relay will take place.

Source: Egypt Today February 25, 2021 08:03 UTC