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Fireworks light up the sky above Tokyo's Olympic Stadium as the closing ceremony for the postponed 2020 Olympic Games ends. IMAGES
A host of France's top athletes gather in front of the Eiffel Tower to take part in a special broadcast of the Tokyo 2020 closing ceremony. IMAGES
Tokyo, July 27 (EFE/EPA).- Tokyo on Tuesday added 2,848 new Covid-19 cases, the highest daily rise of infections in the Olympic host city since the pandemic began.The record spike in daily infections comes in the middle of the global sporting event that opened last Friday.The figure is more than the previous record of Jan.7 when health authorities detected 2,520 cases in the Japanese capital, currently in the fourth state of emergency since the pandemic began. (Camera: ARCHIVE). ARCHIVE FOOTAGE SHOWS TOKYO 2020 BANNERS LINING THE STREETS OF TOKYO AND DEMONSTRATORS PROTEST AGAINST THE TOKYO 2020 OLYMPICS IN TOKYO, JAPAN.
International Olympic Committee chief Thomas Bach waves to reporters as he arrives at the Tokyo hotel where he will quarantine for three days, with just two weeks until the pandemic-postponed Games open. IMAGES
Tokyo, May 14 (EFE) .- Tokyo hosted Friday a skateboarding test event to prepare ahead of its debut in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.Skateboarding will be one of the new sports included in the Olympics along with surfing, climbing, karate and baseball / softball.(Camera: ANTONIO HERMOSÍN)SHOT LIST: A SKATEBOARDING EVENT AHEAD OF THE OLYMPICS IN TOKYO, JAPAN.
Tokyo, May 14 (EFE) .- Tokyo hosted Friday a skateboarding test event to prepare ahead of its debut in the Tokyo 202 Olympics.Skateboarding will be one of the new sports included in the Olympics along with surfing, climbing, karate and baseball / softball.(Camera: ANTONIO HERMOSÍN)SHOT LIST: A SKATEBOARDING EVENT AHEAD OF THE OLYMPICS IN TOKYO, JAPAN.