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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
Fireworks light up the sky above Tokyo's Olympic Stadium as the closing ceremony for the postponed 2020 Olympic Games gets underway. IMAGES
Fireworks are released as the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics in the 68,000-capacity Japan National Stadium takes place before just a few hundred officials and dignitaries, including Japan's Emperor Naruhito, French President Emmanuel Macron and US First Lady Jill Biden. IMAGES
The Olympic rings at Tokyo's Odaiba waterfront light up as the sun sets upon Tokyo Bay and final preparations for the Olympics Opening Ceremony are under way at Japan National Stadium. IMAGES
Members of the Australian softball team arrive at Narita airport outside Tokyo along with their support staff, becoming the first athletes to land in Japan for the Olympics, in a major milestone for the pandemic-postponed Games which continue to face controversy. IMAGES
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