An Athlete carries the Olympic torch during the Olympic flame handover ceremony for the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympic Games at the Panathenaic Stadium in Athens. Getty
Spyros Capralos, president of the Hellenic Olympic Committee, with former Japanese swimmer Naoko Imoto. EPA
An empty Panathenaic Stadium. Getty
Former Japanese swimmer Naoko Imoto lights the Olympic flame. EPA
The Olympic torch is lit during the flame handover ceremony in Athens for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. AFP
Greek actress Xanthi Georgiou, dressed as an ancient Greek high priestess, lights the Olympic torch during the flame handover ceremony in Athens for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. AP
A Japan's flag is raised next to the Olympic flag. AFP
Greek actress Xanthi Georgiou, dressed as an ancient Greek high priestess, during the flame handover ceremony in Athens for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. AP
The Olympic flame. AFP
An athlete by the Japanese flag. AFP
An Athlete carries the Olympic torch during the Olympic flame handover ceremony for the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympic Games at the Panathenaic Stadium in Athens. Getty
Spyros Capralos, president of the Hellenic Olympic Committee, with former Japanese swimmer Naoko Imoto. EPA
An empty Panathenaic Stadium. Getty
Former Japanese swimmer Naoko Imoto lights the Olympic flame. EPA
The Olympic torch is lit during the flame handover ceremony in Athens for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. AFP
Greek actress Xanthi Georgiou, dressed as an ancient Greek high priestess, lights the Olympic torch during the flame handover ceremony in Athens for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. AP
A Japan's flag is raised next to the Olympic flag. AFP
Greek actress Xanthi Georgiou, dressed as an ancient Greek high priestess, during the flame handover ceremony in Athens for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. AP