Paralympics: Cherry blossom torch features new color, braille text

The organizing committee of the 2020 Tokyo Games unveiled on Monday the Paralympic version of next year's official torch, which uses the braille alphabet and differs from the Olympic torch in color.The torches make use of Japan's iconic "sakura" cherry blossoms in their design, suggesting a sense of hope that aligns with the theme of the Olympics and Paralympics as spotlighting northeastern Japan's reconstruction from the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami that devastated three prefectures.The upper part of the 71-centimeter, 1.2-kilogram torches consist of a central column with five pe…READ FULL ARTICLE