"You give the world the most precious of gifts – hope."Īnd the Japanese organizers have now passed the torch to the next city hosting a Summer Games – Paris. This was even more remarkable given the many challenges you had to face because of the pandemic," Thomas Bach, the president of the International Olympic Committee, told the athletes.
"You inspired us with this unifying power of sport. The ceremony celebrated the athletes, the volunteers and the organizers of the postponed Tokyo Games, which involved about 230,000 people, including more than 41,000 people who traveled from abroad. It wrapped up more than two weeks of athletic competition and the largest international gathering to take place during the pandemic. The closing ceremony in Olympic Stadium was fairly relaxed, and perhaps most poignantly, it aimed to show the athletes a small taste of ordinary life in Japan -something they haven't been exposed to due to pandemic restrictions. TOKYO – The Olympic flame is officially out in Tokyo. The Japan and Olympic flags fly as country flags are carried in during the closing ceremony in the Olympic Stadium at the Summer Olympics on Sunday in Tokyo.
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