Pandemic-Delayed Tokyo Olympics Come To An End
Aug 8, 2021, 9:49 AM
A view closing ceremony of Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan on August 08, 2021. (Photo by Ali Atmaca/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
(Photo by Ali Atmaca/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
TOKYO (AP) — The pandemic-delayed Tokyo Olympics have officially come to an end.
International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach has declared the games closed and the Olympic flame has been extinguished.
The closing ceremony was held in a COVID-emptied stadium, though athletes were still able to gather on the field.
After a tough year for the whole world, emotions ran strong during the 2020 #TokyoOlympics.
Tears of passion, pain and pleasure were plentiful at the Games. pic.twitter.com/858E63KpOu
— #TokyoOlympics (@NBCOlympics) August 8, 2021
The baton has now been passed to Paris, which will host the Games in 2024.
The Tokyo Games presented logistical and medical obstacles like no other.
We have made it to the #TokyoOlympics Closing Ceremony!
Watch NOW on https://t.co/FmEtvutDRA and the NBC Sports App. pic.twitter.com/4CuzWTEhIE
— #TokyoOlympics (@NBCOlympics) August 8, 2021
They offered up serious conversations about mental health.
And when it came to sport, they delivered both triumphs and a few surprising shortfalls.
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