Women allowed on 'men only' boat section of Olympic Torch Relay after backlash
Saturday, 3 April 2021 Tokyo 2020 organisers have agreed to allow women to participate in an upcoming leg of the Olympic Torch Relay after facing criticism over permitting only men to board a traditional boat as part of the celebrations in Handa. The Olympic Flame is scheduled to arrive in Japanese prefecture Aichi on Tuesday (April 6) where it had originally been decided that only men would be allowed to ride the decorated boat after organisers accepted a request from the Handa Municipal Government. Women are traditionally forbidden from riding the "Chintoro" boat, which forms part of a loc...
Source: insidethegames.biz