The relay ends in Tokyo with the opening ceremony of ⦠About 10,000 torchbearers and others expected to take part in the torch relay, the AP added. A man acting as torch bearer runs from starting point during a rehearsal of part of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Torch Relay in Hamura, outskirts of Tokyo, Japan February 15, 2020. TOKYO (AP) â The torch relay for the postponed Tokyo Olympics is to start in a month, which should be a sign that the troubled Olympics are on track to begin on July 23. The torch relay is to begin March 25 in northeastern Japan and will crisscross the country with about 10,000 runners. The 2002 Winter Olympics torch relay was a 65-day run, from December 4, 2001 until February 8, 2002, prior to the 2002 Winter Olympics. The torch relay was scrapped just days before it was due to kick off last year when Japanese and Olympic officials took the unprecedented decision to postpone Tokyo 2020 over the coronavirus pandemic. Although Tokyo and nine other prefectures are under a state of emergency through March 7, the Olympic torch relay is set to begin on March 25, but ⦠The relay ends in Tokyo with the opening ceremony of the Olympics on July 23. The torch relay is to begin on March 25 in northeastern Japan and will crisscross the country with about 10,000 runners. The organizing committee also released detailed safety protocols including what it calls avoidance of the "3C's:" closed spaces, crowded places, and close-contact settings.. The relay will begin in Fukushima and involve 10,000 torchbearers as the Olympic torch makes its way to the host city of Tokyo. TOKYO -- The torch relay for the postponed Tokyo Olympics is set to start in a month, which should be a sign that the troubled Games are on track to begin July 23. The relay ends in Tokyo with the opening ceremony of ⦠The torch relay is to begin on March 25 in northeastern Japan and will crisscross the country with about 10,000 runners. The head of a prefecture in Japan has said the area is considering pulling out of the Olympic torch relay, as the nation became the latest major economy to ⦠The torch relay is to begin on March 25 in northeastern Japan and will crisscross the country with about 10,000 runners. It also asked that spectators not watch from the roadside if they feel sick, and encouraged them to wear facial coverings. Tokyo Olympic Torch Relay Plans To Kick Off In One Month It was at this stage at the start of the torch relay just under a year ago that the Olympics were postponed because of ⦠The Tokyo Olympics were originally scheduled for ⦠The relay ends in Tokyo with the opening ceremony of â¦