Who will light the Olympic flame in Tokyo?

By Tim Kelly
Updated July 23 2021 - 3:50am, first published 3:32am
Naomi Osaka has been widely tipped as an excellent symbolic figure to light the Olympic cauldron.
Naomi Osaka has been widely tipped as an excellent symbolic figure to light the Olympic cauldron.

Battered by scandal on the eve of the opening ceremony, Tokyo organisers have the chance to patch up the Games' image when they reveal who will carry the Olympic flame for the final few steps to light the stadium's cauldron.

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