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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.
Brisbane was awarded the 2032 Olympics on Wednesday, becoming the third Australian city to host the Summer Games after Melbourne and Sydney. IMAGES
Tokyo, Jul 13 (EFE).-Andrés Iniesta believes Spain has “a magnificent squad” for the Tokyo Olympics soccer tournament and expects the team to go far in the competition. (Camera: MARÍA ROLDÁN)SOUND BITES: ANDRÉS INIESTA (IN SPANISH)TRANSLATIONS:1. Well hopefully they get the gold medal. For that there are many games ahead but I think they have a magnificent selection and very important players in their teams. Well, I think they have a lot of options to have a great role.2. I think that for Japan it is a plus, that the Olympics are in Japan even if there is no public, that I think is a great encouragement, it also has a great selection of boys who play soccer very well, well let's see, soccer, football, sport in general, any detail can change the story a bit and let's see what happens. In this sense, Spain is fighting for everything and we will see where they get to.3.I am practically already done with my career, the important thing is that he continues to be Pedri, that he continues to learn from the people around him, he is in a magnificent club to do it, and that he makes his way from there. He has a a lot of talent to be an important player and hopefully that will be the case.
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