TOKYO - The organizing committee of next summer's Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics is considering members of Nadeshiko Japan, the champions of soccer's 2011 Women's World Cup, as candidates to open the domestic leg of the Olympic torch relay, sources close to the matter said Friday.
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