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Tokyo (Japan), Jan 23 (EFE), (Camera: Antonio Hermosín Gandul).- Uncertainty over the situation of the coronavirus pandemic around the works is casting doubts over the celebration of Tokyo Olympics, which are scheduled to start on July 23.FOOTAGE OF TOKYO. SOUNDBITES OF:-MORIGUCHI, UNIVERSITY STUDENT: "For now I think it will be difficult to hold the Olympics. Even if Covid-19 is eradicated in Japan, if it continues to spread in other countries, it will be complicated because it is no longer just a matter for Japan.""I would like the Games to be held in Japan, and I hope they do. But looking at the situation now, instead of forcibly organizing the Games this summer, I think it would be better to postpone them again." -SATO, A YOUNG GIRL FROM CHIBA: "I think the cancellation of the Olympics could affect the economy a lot, therefore I think that postponing them again beyond this summer would be better than other options."
Tokyo (Japan), Sep 5 (EFE).- (Camera: Antonio Hermosín) The Japanese capital closes the Paralympic Games this Sunday, an event that has gone ahead despite the enormous challenge posed by the pandemic and that will be remembered for the empty stadiums and the strong restrictions for its participants.FOOTAGE OF THE OLYMPIC STADIUM IN TOKYO, JAPAN.
The mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, and the last French athletes from Tokyo arrive at Roissy-Charles de Gaulle airport with the Olympic flag, synonymous with the handover from Japan to the next Games in Paris, in 2024. IMAGES
As the Tokyo Olympics draw to a close, a flypast above the French capital marks the handover of the Games to Paris. IMAGES
A group of around 50 protesters demonstrate outside Tokyo's Olympic Stadium, chanting "We don't need the Olympics, nor the Paralympics!" and "Stop the closing ceremony!" as the curtain falls on the biggest sports event since the pandemic. IMAGES
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