Σπάνια μπλούζα λαμπαδηδρόμου από τους Θερινούς Ολυμπιακούς Αγώνες του Τόκιο το 1964

Σπάνια μπλούζα λαμπαδηδρόμου από τους Θερινούς Ολυμπιακούς Αγώνες του Τόκιο το 1964

Scarce cloth torchbearer men’s uniform tank top from the torch relay of the Tokyo 1964 Summer Olympics. Made by Mizuno, the soft white t-shirt features a central patch that bears the emblem of the XVIII Olympiad. In fine condition, with a small stain to the back.

The Olympic flame was carried for 51 days by 870 runners for a total of 26,065 kilometers. Although a typhoon and various plane issues caused a one-day delay late in the schedule, the triumphant final relay by Yoshinori Sakai through Tokyo’s National Olympic Stadium on October 10, 1964, served as a defining moment for a still-healing postwar Japan.