Asian Games: Flame-lighting ceremony held in Tokyo ahead of torch relay

A flame-lighting ceremony for the upcoming Asian Games torch relay was held in Tokyo on Tuesday, around a month before the opening of the continental multi-sport event.Sprinter Yoshihide Kiryu used the flame in the cauldron to light the torch at the capital's National Stadium, also known as MUFG Stadium."I will carry the flame entrusted to us and run in a way that can empower the next generation," said Kiryu, a silver medalist in the men's 4x100-meter relay at the 2016 Rio Olympics and a member of Japan's Asian Games team.The historic cauldron was previously featured at the 1958 Asian Games…READ FULL ARTICLE