Japan Officially Passes Olympic Flag To France For Paris 2024 To Close Out Tokyo Games
Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo acknowledges the Olympic banner
Leon Neal/Getty Images Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo acknowledges the Olympic banner
Sayonara Japan, bonjour France! 온라인카지노
At the authority shutting service for the 2020 Tokyo Games on Sunday, the Olympic banner was brought down and given off by Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike to the Mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo. Paris will be the host city for the following Summer Games, in 2024.
After the exchange of facilitating liabilities, those in participation at the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo — and the many competitors assembled on the field — were approached to represent the public song of praise of France.
The French hymn was played by a progression of symphonies and artists in a sensational instrumental execution that was pre-recorded.
As the song of devotion played all through the Japanese arena, France's red, white and blue banner was raised close by the banners of Greece, the site of the first Olympics, and Japan's.
French banner
Naomi Baker/Getty Images The French banner being raised
More video film featured a portion of Paris' tourist spots as it prodded what is to come when the European city assumes control over the Games. Then, at that point, the video slice to Paris on Sunday, where many were assembled outside the Eiffel Tower as warrior jets flew overhead limping along them the nation's tones.
The uncommon second was gone before by an exhibition of the Olympic song of praise by Japanese drama vocalist Tomotaka Okamoto.
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It has been a long time since Paris last facilitated the Games, which were likewise in the mid year. Breakdancing will be presented as a game interestingly, and the City of Light's milestones will make for supernatural sceneries for a significant number of the occasions.
As indicated by the Paris Convention and Visitors Bureau, sea shore volleyball will be played inverse the Eiffel Tower on the Champs de Mars, while fencing and taekwondo will happen in the Grand Palais. Toxophilism will be facilitated on the esplanade at Invalides, and cyclers will ride along the Champs-Elysées.
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Soccer matches will be played in the Parc des Princes, while tennis and boxing are planned for Roland Garros arena. The equestrian occasions will begin in the recreation center of the Palace of Versailles.