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Closing Ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

'ARIGATO' is on display during the Closing Ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium

Closing Ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

Fireworks erupt above the stadium during the Closing Ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium

Closing ceremony

Flag bearers at the Closing Ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium

Closing Ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

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The Olympic rings

The Olympic Rings outside the Okura Hotel during TOKYO 2020

Tokyo 2020 volunteers

Olympic Cauldron lights in Tokyo 2020

Fukushima Azuma Stadium

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Lighting of Olympic cauldron Tokyo 2020

Naomi Osaka of Team Japan holds up the Olympic torch after lighting the Olympic cauldron during the Opening Ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

Intel drones light up the sky in Tokyo 2020 opening ceremony

A dazzling Drone Light Show by Worldwide Olympic Partner Intel proved to be one of the highlights of the Opening Ceremony, as Tokyo 2020 came to life with a spectacle that highlighted the unifying power of the Olympic Games.

The flag bearers of the Olympic flag

During one of the most symbolic moments of the Ceremony, six athletes – five representing the five continents, and one representing the IOC Refugee Olympic Team – carried the Olympic flag into the Olympic Stadium.

IOC President meets refugee athletes at the Olympic Village

The President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Thomas Bach, today met for the first time the refugee athletes who will be competing for the IOC Refugee Olympic Team in Tokyo. President Bach was accompanied by UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) High Commissioner Filippo Grandi.