The Olympic torch relay has been scrapped on Tokyo's public roads, officials announced Wednesday, as virus concerns continue to plague the Games just over two weeks before they begin.

Tokyo 2020 scraps Olympic torch relay legs in capital

A police officer helping with Japan's Olympic Torch relay has become the first participant in the event to be diagnosed with COVID-19, organisers said on Thursday.

Tokyo Olympics torch staffer becomes event's first case of COVID-19

When the Tokyo Olympics torch relay kicks off in Fukushima on Thursday, runners are hoping it will show the world the area is no "nuclear wasteland", a decade after the 2011 disaster.

Fukushima hopes Olympic torch will shine light on recovery

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Tokyo 2020 scraps Olympic torch relay legs in capital

Tokyo Olympics torch staffer becomes event's first case of COVID-19

Fukushima hopes Olympic torch will shine light on recovery