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Tokyo 2020 Olympics - The Tokyo 2020 Olympics Closing Ceremony - Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan - August 8, 2021. General view of fireworks above the stadium during the closing ceremony REUTERS/Thomas Peter TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
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Fireworks go off around the Olympic Stadium during the closing ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, as seen from outside the venue in Tokyo on August 8, 2021. (Photo by Kazuhiro NOGI / AFP)
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Tokyo 2020 Olympics - The Tokyo 2020 Olympics Closing Ceremony - Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan - August 8, 2021. General view of a firework display at the end of during the closing ceremony REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
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Tokyo 2020 Olympics - The Tokyo 2020 Olympics Closing Ceremony - Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan - August 8, 2021. General view inside the stadium as International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach gives a speech during the closing ceremony Pool via REUTERS/Dan Mullan
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Tokyo 2020 Olympics - The Tokyo 2020 Olympics Closing Ceremony - Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan - August 8, 2021. General view inside the stadium during the closing ceremony Pool via REUTERS/Dan Mullan
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Tokyo 2020 Olympics - The Tokyo 2020 Olympics Closing Ceremony - Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan - August 8, 2021. Stadium is lighted up as athletes take part in the athletes' parade during the closing ceremony. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
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Tokyo 2020 Olympics - The Tokyo 2020 Olympics Closing Ceremony - Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan - August 8, 2021. Fireworks explode as a sign that says "Thank You" is displayed at the end of the closing ceremony REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
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Tokyo 2020 Olympics - The Tokyo 2020 Olympics Closing Ceremony - Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan - August 8, 2021. The Olympic torch and cauldron are seen with Paris 2024 displayed on the big screen during the closing ceremony REUTERS/Toby Melville TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
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Tokyo 2020 Olympics - The Tokyo 2020 Olympics Closing Ceremony - Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan - August 8, 2021. Tokyo 2020 President Seiko Hashimoto delivers a speech in front of the Olympic torch Pool via REUTERS/Dan Mullan
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Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Athletics - Women's Marathon - Medal Ceremony - Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan - August 8, 2021. Gold medallist Peres Jepchirchir of Kenya, silver medallist Brigid Kosgei of Kenya, and bronze medallist Molly Seidel of the United States on the podium during the closing ceremony REUTERS/Molly Darlington TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
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Tokyo 2020 Olympics - The Tokyo 2020 Olympics Closing Ceremony - Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan - August 8, 2021. General view as a thank you messages is displayed inside the stadium during the closing ceremony REUTERS/Toby Melville
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Tokyo 2020 Olympics - The Tokyo 2020 Olympics Closing Ceremony - Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan - August 8, 2021. Representatives carry participating nations' flags during the closing ceremony. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
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Fireworks illuminate over National Stadium during the closing ceremony of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, seen from the Shibuya Sky observation deck, Sunday, Aug. 8, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato)
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The Olympic Cauldron and the Olympic flame is pictured during the closing ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, on August 8, 2021 at the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo. (Photo by Jewel SAMAD / AFP)
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Tokyo 2020 Olympics - The Tokyo 2020 Olympics Closing Ceremony - Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan - August 8, 2021. The Olympic cauldron closes during the closing ceremony REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
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People gathered near the National Stadium watch the firework display launched during the closing ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, Sunday, Aug. 8, 2021. (AP Photo/Kantaro Komiya)
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Performers wave the French flag during the closing ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, at the Olympic Stadium, in Tokyo, on August 8, 2021. (Photo by Adek BERRY / AFP)
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Tokyo 2020 Olympics - The Tokyo 2020 Olympics Closing Ceremony - Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan - August 8, 2021. The word "arigato", meaning "thank you" in Japanese, is seen at the end of the ceremony. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch
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Tokyo 2020 Olympics - The Tokyo 2020 Olympics Closing Ceremony - Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan - August 8, 2021. Fireworks are seen during the closing ceremony from outside the stadium REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
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Fireworks illuminate over National Stadium during the closing ceremony of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 8, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato)
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Tokyo 2020 Olympics - The Tokyo 2020 Olympics Closing Ceremony - Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan - August 8, 2021. Japanese athletes pose as a thank you message is displayed inside the stadium during the closing ceremony Pool via REUTERS/Dan Mullan
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Tokyo 2020 Olympics - The Tokyo 2020 Olympics Closing Ceremony - Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan - August 8, 2021. Fireworks during the ceremony REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo
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Tokyo 2020 Olympics - The Tokyo 2020 Olympics Closing Ceremony - Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan - August 8, 2021. Performer during the closing ceremony REUTERS/Molly Darlington TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
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Tokyo 2020 Olympics - The Tokyo 2020 Olympics Closing Ceremony - Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan - August 8, 2021. Fireworks are seen from outside the stadium during the closing ceremony from the Shibuya Sky observation deck REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
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Tokyo 2020 Olympics - The Tokyo 2020 Olympics Closing Ceremony - Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan - August 8, 2021. General view inside the stadium during the closing ceremony REUTERS/Toby Melville
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(From L) The flags of Japan, Greece and France are pictured across from the Olympic cauldron and the Olympic flame (R) during the closing ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, on August 8, 2021 at the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo. (Photo by Oli SCARFF / AFP)
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Tokyo 2020 Olympics - The Tokyo 2020 Olympics Closing Ceremony - Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan - August 8, 2021. Performers during the closing ceremony. REUTERS/Pawel Kopczynski
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Tokyo 2020 Olympics - The Tokyo 2020 Olympics Closing Ceremony - Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan - August 8, 2021. The Olympic flames is seen during the closing ceremony. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
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The Olympic flame is extinguished during the closing ceremony in the Olympic Stadium at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 8, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
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Tokyo Olympics closing ceremony

Tokyo Olympics closing ceremony

Tokyo doused its Olympic flame in a ceremony that echoed the restraint of a Games that played out without spectators and were defined and transformed by the global pandemic, dazzling sport and deeply personal turmoil.