Olympics: Disaster anniversary being considered for flame lighting

The ninth anniversary of the earthquake and tsunami that devastated parts of northeastern Japan on March 11, 2011, is being considered as a date for the 2020 Olympic flame lighting ceremony, an informed source said Wednesday.That plan merges with one of the fundamental themes of Tokyo 2020 as being a "reconstruction Olympics," and Yoshiro Mori, the president of the Tokyo Olympic Organizing Committee, said he is in favor of the idea.For the plan to come to fruition, it will require the cooperation of different organizations, including the International Olympic Committee and the Greek Olympic…READ FULL ARTICLE