The Olympic Torch Relay has concluded with a ceremony at the Citizen’s Plaza of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government in Shinjuku City, Tokyo, attended by Governor of Tokyo KOIKE Yuriko and the Mayor of Shinjuku-ku, YOSHIZUMI Kenichi.
Final torchbearer NAKAMURA Kankuro VI, a kabuki actor, placed the Olympic Flame on a special celebration cauldron.
The Maltese Olympic Committee selected a team of six athletes, two men and four women to compete in five different sports. The athletes were selected by means of the Tripartite Commission for Invitation Places for the Olympic Games and Universality clause.
The Maltese delegation in Tokyo will feature two returning Olympians – Eleanor Bezzina (Shooting) and Andrew Chetcuti (Swimming). Joining Andrew will be Sasha Gatt who, at sixteen, will be the youngest member of the delegation.
Making their Olympic debut with Sasha will be Carla Scicluna (Athletics), Matthew Abela (Badminton) and Yazmin Zammit Stevens (Weightlifting). This will be the first time that Malta will have a player competing in Badminton, whilst Yazmin will be the first Maltese female weightlifter to compete at Olympic Level.
The official opening ceremony will take place at 8pm Japan time, 1pm Malta time.
Elanor Bezzina 
Andrew Chetcuti 
Sasha Gatt 
Carla Scicluna 
Matthew Abela 
Yasmin Zammit Stevens
