Mizuki Noguchi named 1st Japanese to carry 2020 flame

Athens Olympic women's marathon gold medalist Mizuki Noguchi will be the first runner from Japan to carry the flame on its journey to next year's Summer Games, the Tokyo organizing committee said Monday.Noguchi will be the second runner to take part in the Greek leg of the torch relay, receiving the flame from a local following a lighting ceremony in ancient Olympia situated in western Greece on March 12, the organizers said.The ceremony kicks off an eight-day torch relay through Greece, before the flame is handed over to Games organizers in Athens on March 19."I am very grateful to be a to…READ FULL ARTICLE