Tokyo 2020 drops children from Olympic torch events as virus precaution


Tokyo 2020 president Yoshiro Mori speaks to the media in Tokyo, Japan, March 6, 2020. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov

TOKYO (Reuters) - Some 340 Japanese children will be unable to participate in the Olympic torch ceremonies for the handover in Greece and arrival in Japan due to precautions being taken against the spread of the coronavirus, Tokyo 2020 chief Yoshiro Mori said on Friday.

Mori, a former prime minister who heads the Tokyo 2020 organizing committee, again rebuffed speculation that the Games might be cancelled due to the coronavirus outbreak.

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