Tokyo Olympics Closing Ceremony: Celebration and culmination in images

Tokyo Olympics Closing Ceremony: Here is a look at all the action in images from the Tokyo 2020 Closing ceremony, an event of celebration and culmination.

Updated on: Aug 08, 2021 7:48 PM IST

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International Olympic Committee's President Thomas Bach waves the Olympic flag as Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike, left, and Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo, right, watch during the closing ceremony in the Olympic Stadium at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 8, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man) (AP)

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Athletes lie on the field during International Olympic Committee's President Thomas Bach speech during the closing ceremony in the Olympic Stadium at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 8, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) (AP)

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International Olympic Committee's President Thomas Bach and Seiko Hashimoto, president of the Tokyo Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games make the sign of a heart with their hands during the closing ceremony in the Olympic Stadium at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 8, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (Dan Mullen/Pool Photo via AP)) (AP)

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Bronze medalist Bajrang Punia holds the Indian flag at the Olympics Stadium during the closing ceremony of the Tokyo Olympic 2020, in Tokyo on Sunday. (ANI Photo)

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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/Maxim Shemetov (REUTERS)

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Tokyo 2020 Olympics - The Tokyo 2020 Olympics Closing Ceremony - Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan - August 8, 2021. International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach waves to the crowd Pool via REUTERS/Dan Mullan (Pool via REUTERS)

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A display of luminous colours swirl together forms the Olympic Rings during the closing ceremony of the Tokyo Olympic 2020, in Tokyo on Sunday. (ANI Photo)

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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 (REUTERS)

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Tokyo 2020 Olympics - The Tokyo 2020 Olympics Closing Ceremony - Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan - August 8, 2021. The Olympic flame is extinguished during the closing ceremony. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch (REUTERS)

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Fireworks illuminate the Olympics Stadium during the closing ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics 2020, in Tokyo on Sunday. (ANI Photo)

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People gather at Paris' Olympics fan zone to watch the closing ceremony of the Tokyo games, in front of the Eiffel Tower, at Trocadero Gardens in Paris, France, August 8, 2021. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier (REUTERS)

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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 (REUTERS)

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Tokyo 2020 Olympics - The Tokyo 2020 Olympics Closing Ceremony - Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan - August 8, 2021. Fireworks explode at the end of the closing ceremony REUTERS/Jorge Silva (REUTERS)

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Tokyo 2020 Olympics - The Tokyo 2020 Olympics Closing Ceremony - Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan - August 8, 2021. General view of the Olympic torch after being extinguished REUTERS/Antonio Bronic (REUTERS)

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Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo, right, holds the Olympic flag next International Olympic Committee's President Thomas Bach, left, during the closing ceremony in the Olympic Stadium at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 8, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) (AP)

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Tokyo 2020 Olympics - The Tokyo 2020 Olympics Closing Ceremony - Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan - August 8, 2021. Fireworks explode at the end of the closing ceremony REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh (REUTERS)

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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 as performers take part in the closing ceremony. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch (REUTERS)

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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 (REUTERS)

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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 (REUTERS)

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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/Maxim Shemetov (REUTERS)

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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 (REUTERS)

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Tokyo 2020 Olympics - The Tokyo 2020 Olympics Closing Ceremony - Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan - August 8, 2021. People outside the stadium watch the fireworks during the closing ceremony REUTERS/Issei Kato (REUTERS)

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Tokyo 2020 Olympics - The Tokyo 2020 Olympics Closing Ceremony - Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan - August 8, 2021. A thank you messages is displayed inside the stadium during the closing ceremony REUTERS/Toby Melville (REUTERS)

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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 (Pool via REUTERS)

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Tokyo 2020 Olympics - The Tokyo 2020 Olympics Closing Ceremony - Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan - August 8, 2021. International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach makes a speech during the closing ceremony REUTERS/Toby Melville (REUTERS)

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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 (REUTERS)

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Tokyo 2020 Olympics - The Tokyo 2020 Olympics Closing Ceremony - Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan - August 8, 2021. The flags of Japan, Greece and France are seen in front of empty seats during the closing ceremony REUTERS/Toby Melville (REUTERS)

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Tokyo 2020 Olympics - The Tokyo 2020 Olympics Closing Ceremony - Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan - August 8, 2021. Gold medallist Akbar Djuraev of Uzbekistan during the closing ceremony REUTERS/Antonio Bronic (REUTERS)

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Tokyo 2020 Olympics - The Tokyo 2020 Olympics Closing Ceremony - Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan - August 8, 2021. General view of fireworks outside the stadium during the closing ceremony REUTERS/Thomas Peter (REUTERS)

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Athletes of Japan pose during the closing ceremony in the Olympic Stadium at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 8, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (Dan Mullen/Pool Photo via AP)) (AP)

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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 (REUTERS)

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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/Fabrizio Bensch (REUTERS)

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Fireworks explode following the closing ceremony in the Olympic Stadium at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 8, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian) (AP)

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The Olympic flame burns during the closing ceremony in the Olympic Stadium at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 8, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) (AP)

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Tokyo 2020 Olympics - The Tokyo 2020 Olympics Closing Ceremony - Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan - August 8, 2021. A performer during the closing ceremony REUTERS/Antonio Bronic TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY (REUTERS)

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Tokyo: Bronze medalist Bajrang Punia holds the Indian flag at the Olympics Stadium during the closing ceremony of the Summer Olympics 2020, in Tokyo, Sunday, Aug. 8, 2021. (PTI Photo/Gurinder Osan) (PTI08_08_2021_000110B) (PTI)

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Tokyo: Indian wrestlers Bajrang Punia (C) and Deepak Punia (R) with others at the Olympics Stadium during the closing ceremony of the Summer Olympics 2020, in Tokyo, Sunday, Aug. 8, 2021. (PTI Photo/Gurinder Osan) (PTI08_08_2021_000123A) (PTI)

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Tokyo: Mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo waves the Olympic flag after it was handed over to her at the Olympics Stadium during the closing ceremony of the Summer Olympics 2020, in Tokyo, Sunday, Aug. 8, 2021. (PTI Photo/Gurinder Osan) (PTI08_08_2021_000133B) (PTI)

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Tokyo: Indian wrestlers Bajrang Punia (C) and Deepak Punia (R) with others at the Olympics Stadium during the closing ceremony of the Summer Olympics 2020, in Tokyo, Sunday, Aug. 8, 2021. (PTI Photo/Gurinder Osan) (PTI08_08_2021_000122B) (PTI)

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Tokyo 2020 Olympics - The Tokyo 2020 Olympics Closing Ceremony - Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan - August 8, 2021. Japanese singer milet performs during the closing ceremony REUTERS/Antonio Bronic (REUTERS)

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Alpha jets from the French Air Force Patrouille de France fly past Eiffel Tower at Paris' Olympics fan zone during the closing ceremony of the Tokyo games, at Trocadero Gardens in Paris, France, August 8, 2021. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier (REUTERS)

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Bajrang Punia clicks a picture with fellow members of the Indian contingent at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics closing ceremony. (AP)