Burning underpants and a dead jaguar: Olympic torch relays gone wrong
Student’s stunt has been most memorable of trials and tribulations that have hit event
24 March 2020 - 15:55
Tokyo — From a jaguar on the loose to an elaborate hoax involving burning underwear, the Olympic torch relay has had its fair share of mishaps.
As Japan downscales the 2020 relay due to concerns over the new coronavirus, here is a look back at some of the trials and tribulations of the event, first run ahead of the Berlin Olympics in 1936...
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