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Flame Arrival Faces Calls for Tokyo Olympics be Delayed

Associated Press

   TOKYO - The Olympic flame is set to arrive in Japan from Greece even as
   the opening of the Tokyo Games in four months is in doubt with more
   voices calling for the event to be postponed or canceled because of the
   coronavirus pandemic.

   The flame will touch down Friday aboard a white aircraft painted with
   the inscription "Tokyo 2020 Olympic Torch Relay" along its side, and
   "Hope Lights Our Way" stenciled near the tail section.

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