The Tokyo2020 Olympics will be remembered for the spotlight they shone on mental health. Simone Biles of the U.S. and Japanese tennis champion Naomi Osaka made it impossible to ignore the psychological strain on elite athletes
Moments after the flame was extinguished in the Olympic Stadium a volley of multi-coloured fireworks lit up the night sky about the Olympic Stadium where athletes were already heading for the exits.
It was also in marked contrast to the far more festive park scene that played out in Paris, where several thousand sports fans waving the tricolour flag thronged into a fan zone across the river from the Eiffel Tower as the French capital prepared to take the Olympic baton from Tokyo for the 2024 Games.
The president of the International Olympic Committee thanked the Japanese people and touted the Olympics as a symbol of hope during a trying pandemic.In Paris, pop music blared out as Tokyo medallists Teddy Riner and Clarisse Agbegnenou bounced on stage. Plans to fly a giant Olympic flag from the Eiffel Tower were abandoned because of strong winds.
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