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(Tokyo) organisers said a little-known Japanese swimmer who competed in the Atlanta Games would receive the Olympic torch during a scaled-back handover ceremony in Athens later on Thursday. Naoko Imoto, who works in Greece for Unicef, had been approached by organizers after virus-related travel restrictions prevented a Japanese delegation from flying to Athens to receive the symbolic flame, which is due to arrive in Japan on Friday.
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