Staged in a big context Coronavirus disease Under the pandemic and unprecedented restrictions, 2020 Tokyo Olympics It officially ends on Sunday.
Just like the opening ceremony on July 23, at this year’s closing ceremony, international athletes marched around an almost empty stadium after announcing that fans would not be allowed to participate due to the rising COVID-19 cases in Japan.
In two weeks, the Canadian team won 24 medals-its Highest record At the unboycotted Summer Olympics.
She won three medals in Tokyo-plus four medals she won at the 2016 Rio Olympics-swimmer Petunia Oleksandr Become the most decorative Olympian in the country.
Ontario Sprinter Andre De Grasse Won the gold medal in the men’s 200m race And defended him Bronze medal third place In the men’s 100-meter dash race.
The United States once again topped the medal list with 39 gold medals and the most podium (113), followed by China and host Japan, which is the country with the most Olympic medals. Canada ranks 11thday Overall-from its 20day Finished in the last Olympic Games.
Decathlon champion Damian Warner Was selected on saturday night As the flag bearer of the Canadian team at the closing ceremony.
Canada sent 370 athletes to the Olympic Games, which is the country’s largest delegation since 1984.
The next Summer Olympics will be held in Paris, France. At the closing ceremony on Sunday, Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike handed the Olympic flag to IOC President Thomas Bach, who passed it on to Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo.
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