Did Kumamon s attempt to be a torchbearer at the Tokyo Olympics rejected by the Olympic Committee?

The year 2020 is already around the corner, and the Tokyo Olympics are moving forward step by step, and the torch relay for the Tokyo Olympics is also a top priority, and the torch relay will start in March 2020. In June 2019, the Tokyo Organising Committee announced the outline and schedule of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Torch Relay.

In addition, the Tokyo Olympic Committee Executive Committee has also started recruiting torchbearers for the 2020 Olympic Games, regardless of gender or nationality, for those born before April 1, 2008. The deadline for entries is Aug. 31, and the list of winners will be determined after December. The route of the Olympic Games will pass through Kumamoto Castle, which was hit hard by **.

Therefore, Kumamoto Prefecture** proposed that the mascot Kumamon be the torchbearer, and the well-known local mascot "Kumamon" in Japan also wanted to participate. However, Japan's Kyodo News Agency said on December 14** that Kumamoto Prefecture had asked the Tokyo Olympic Organizing Committee whether the prefecture's mascot Kumamon could become a torchbearer, but received a refusal reply. Because "Kumamon" is neither a "bear" nor a "person".

Around 10,000 torchbearers will pass through 857 cities, wards, towns and villages in Japan, including disaster-stricken areas, World Heritage sites and Olympic venues. The Tokyo Olympic Torch Relay will start from Fukushima Prefecture in Japan on 26 March 2020, with some 10,000 torchbearers travelling across the country over 121 days to light the cauldron at the Opening Ceremony on 24 July.

According to the principles of the Tokyo Olympic Committee, the selection criteria are that the torch relay bearer must be at least 13 years old and able to transport the torch safely. Kumamon, on the other hand, is not a human and does not meet the basic requirements for torchbearers.

It is reported that Kumamon "debuted" in 2010, and his identity is the prefectural sales manager who promotes the charm of Kumamoto Prefecture, and his age does not meet the standard. The Organising Committee also seems to have taken into account risks such as the possibility of falling during the torch relay. So in the end, he rejected the request of the famous Japanese mascot "Kumamon" to be the torchbearer of the Tokyo Olympics.

However, Kumamon seems to be very persistent, and has no intention of giving up at all, and the report quoted a person from Kumamoto Prefecture** as saying, "I hope that [Kumamon] can participate in the Olympics in a form other than being a torchbearer." To this end, they will be the first to know how Kumamon will cheer for the Olympics in the future. "Kumamon" believes that many netizens and friends should be very familiar with it, so can this well-known mascot become the Olympic torch bearer?

Yes, because its image did not quite fit, his request was refused.

Because Kumamon's identity was embarrassing, he was neither a human nor a bear, so he did not meet the rules and was rejected.

If you think about seeing the cute Kumamon during the Olympic torch relay, you will feel happy and happy.

Kumamon, as a well-known anime character in Japan, once almost served as a torchbearer for the Tokyo Olympics. Later, because the organizing committee felt that the material of Kumamon's doll was easy to ignite, it refused.

After all, it's just a virtual image, and it's a bit unacceptable to let such an image serve as an Olympic torchbearer

CauseAlthough Kumamon is a national treasure of Japan, it does not belong to humansSo considering this problem, Kumamon was banned from signing up for torchbearers at the Tokyo Olympics in Japan, and it seems that this reason is also quite cuteAnd the entry conditions must be a human born before 2008, and Kumamon is a mascot that only appeared in 2010.

Everyone knows that 2020 is coming up with the Olympic Games in Tokyo, JapanThis is also an event that people from all over the world are looking forward to, such as the Olympic Games are indispensable torchbearers, and every local Olympic Games will send torchbearers with a strong cultural style, and Kumamon This is a mascot of JapanJust like our Haibao and Fuwa back then, they are especially liked by children because of their cute image.

But it's such a cute mascotHowever, they were denied participation in the torch relay because it was a bear and not a human, and the selection criteria must have been born before 2008, and Kumamon did not appear until around 2010At that time, it was because of the opening of the high-speed rail on Kyushu Island, so this doll was invented, no matter how you say it, it can't meet the required standards, this requirement seems to be quite strange, and it also makes people feel very funny and speechless.

However, the real reason is that the torchbearers are used to attend formal occasionsThe image must be solemn, especially in Japan, which has always been rigorous and serious, sending a doll to deliver the torch will inevitably be laughed at by other countriesIt will be very face-saving at that time, after all, this is a major matter about the country, and all aspects need to be taken seriously.

He was created in Japan, and everyone liked Kumamon because it was so cute.

Actually, I feel like it's a mascot, a symbol of us.

It was rejected probably because it was inappropriate, after all, it was an animal, and it was born as a mascot.

Because the Tokyo organizing committee did not think Kumamon was human, they refused to be a torchbearer.

I think it's normal, and the reasons for the rejection of the Olympic Organizing Committee are very appropriate. First, Kumamon is not human, and second, Kumamon is only 5 years old. The point is the second one, which does not at all meet the requirement that torchbearers be at least 13 years old.

If you're only 5 years old, how can you safely deliver the torch to its destination (funny)? Therefore, Kumamon could not be the torchbearer, and I especially agree!

Kumamon is a mascot, in fact, all of our Olympic torchbearers are our athletes or well-known figures, if he joins at this time to change the rules of the game, or change the established principles in the past, I think it is still a little inappropriate, sometimes it is necessary to follow the rules and principles.

I think this is the right thing to do, the Olympic torchbearer is a sacred mission that no one should infringe on. Kumamon is not a human being and cannot fulfill its mission as an Olympic torchbearer, so it would be outrageous if everything could be done whimsically. I support the decision of the Olympic Organising Committee.

The spirit of the Olympics will be greatly discounted.

I think it's a kind of human sorrow. They think that human beings are higher animals and other things cannot be compared to you, and they think that human beings are the highest things in the world, the most sacred. So I also think it's a kind of human sorrow.

Real people should think of themselves a little lower.

I think that's the right thing to do. And I think the reasons for the refusal of the organizing committee are very appropriate. Kumamon is not a human, but a virtual animated character.

I think it's important to let this kind of virtual thing act as the Olympic torchbearer. This is a disrespect for the Olympic spirit.

I think this is limited to a certain extent, in fact, it is not only humans who can do this, but other animals can also do this, and I think that as an Olympic Games should have that spirit, which is equality and mutual assistance. We should be in harmony with nature.