A volley of white-and-gold fireworks streaked above the Olympic Stadium as Japan prepared to douse its Olympic flame and close the Tokyo2020 Games
A volley of white-and-gold fireworks streaked above the Olympic Stadium, putting in sharp relief the oddity of a Games held without spectators.
The Tokyo Olympics were originally intended to show Japan's recovery from a devastating earthquake, tsunami and nuclear crisis in 2011. After being postponed for a year, organisers said the Games would serve as a symbol of the world's triumph over the pandemic. But without spectators and with COVID-19 variants resurgent, the Games fell short of triumph and the financial windfall Japan first sought.
Olympic judo champion Naohisa Takato and swimmer Yui Ohashi were among those who carried the national flag into the stadium at the start.Tokyo 2020 Olympics - The Tokyo 2020 Olympics Closing Ceremony - Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan - August 8, 2021.
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