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IOC Refugee Olympic Team Tokyo 2020

Twenty-nine athletes competing across 12 sports and from 13 host National Olympic Committees (NOCs). The athletes were selected from among the refugee athletes currently supported by the IOC through the Olympic Scholarships for Refugee Athletes programme.
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As athletes take centre stage at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, we go back in time and look at some of the lasting legacies created by the first-ever Olympic Games held in Asia.
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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
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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
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Closing ceremony
Flag bearers at the Closing Ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium
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Closing Ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games
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IOC / Tomasz Dulat
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The Olympic rings
The Olympic Rings outside the Okura Hotel during TOKYO 2020
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Tokyo 2020 volunteers
IOC/ Ubald Rutar
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Olympic Cauldron lights in Tokyo 2020
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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