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New Olympic stadium has no place for flame

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Japan has won gold again — for Olympic missteps. The designers of the new National Stadium apparently forgot to include a cauldron for the Olympic flame.

And they cannot just stick it anywhere: The interior is largely lined with wood.

The 2020 Games coordinating committee says it will set up a review team to decide where to put the flame.

Officials are blaming a "lack of communications" between the government and other parties, but say they will fix the problem. (The Japan Times, Kyodo)

新国立競技場、聖火台の場所がないと判明

東京五輪のメーン会場となる新国立競技場の建設が、聖火台を置く場所を考えずに計画されていたことが判明した。検討チームを立ち上げて設置場所を決めるという。

The Japan Times ST: March 18, 2016