体坛英语资讯：First round of applications for Tokyo 2020 torch relay opens
<p><span word="TOKYO">TOKYO</span>, <span word="June">June</span> 17-- <span word="Recruitment">Recruitment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="torch">torch</span> <span word="relay">relay</span> <span word="runners">runners</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2020 <span word="Tokyo">Tokyo</span> <span word="Olympics">Olympics</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="genders">genders</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="nationalities">nationalities</span> <span word="invited">invited</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="torchbearers">torchbearers</span>.</p><p><span word="Recruitment">Recruitment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Tokyo">Tokyo</span> 2020 <span word="torch">torch</span> <span word="relay">relay</span> <span word="runners">runners</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="conducted">conducted</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="sponsor">sponsor</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="all">all</span> 47 <span word="prefectures">prefectures</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>. <span word="Applicants">Applicants</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="apply">apply</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="sponsor">sponsor</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prefectures">prefectures</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="relay">relay</span>.</p><p><span word="Those">Those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="wish">wish</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="torchbearers">torchbearers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="relay">relay</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="travel">travel</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="for">for</span> 121 <span word="days">days</span>, <span word="can">can</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="submit">submit</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="application">application</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="smartphone">smartphone</span> <span word="app">app</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Coca">Coca</span>-<span word="Cola">Cola</span> (<span word="Japan">Japan</span>) <span word="Co">Co</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="torch">torch</span> <span word="relay">relay</span> <span word="sponsors">sponsors</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Tokyo">Tokyo</span> 2020.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="application">application</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Aug">Aug</span>. 31, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="results">results</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="middle">middle</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="December">December</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="torch">torch</span> <span word="relay">relay</span> <span word="sponsors">sponsors</span>, <span word="Toyota">Toyota</span> <span word="Motor">Motor</span>, <span word="Nippon">Nippon</span> <span word="Life">Life</span> <span word="Insurance">Insurance</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Nippon">Nippon</span> <span word="Telegraph">Telegraph</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Telephone">Telephone</span> <span word="corporation">corporation</span>, <span word="will">will</span> <span word="begin">begin</span> <span word="accepting">accepting</span> <span word="applications">applications</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="June">June</span> 24, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="entities">entities</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="governments">governments</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="prefecture">prefecture</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="July">July</span> 1.</p><p><span word="About">About</span> 10,000 <span word="torchbearers">torchbearers</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="roughly">roughly</span> 200 <span word="meters">meters</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="leg">leg</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="relay">relay</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="pass">pass</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="all">all</span> 47 <span word="prefectures">prefectures</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="feature">feature</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="landmarks">landmarks</span> <span word="including">including</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Heritage">Heritage</span> <span word="sites">sites</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="devastated">devastated</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="disasters">disasters</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2011 <span word="earthquake">earthquake</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="tsunami">tsunami</span>.</p><p><span word="To">To</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="relay">relay</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="born">born</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="April">April</span> 1, 2008, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="connection">connection</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prefecture">prefecture</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="wish">wish</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="run">run</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="organizers">organizers</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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