The closing ceremony of the Olympic Games.. Farewell to "Tokyo 2020", bye to the meeting, "Paris 2024".. Photos

Today, Sunday, the curtain came down on the 32nd edition of the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics, which was postponed last year, due to the emerging Corona pandemic “Covid-19”.

The Olympic Games took place successfully, despite the outbreak of the Corona pandemic, and began amid a strict health protocol, with everyone subjected to tests for the Corona virus, and despite the lack of complete control of the infection coinciding with the absence of the masses, the German Thomas Bach, President of the International Olympic Committee, praised the unparalleled success of Tokyo. .

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The United States of America topped the overall standings of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games for the third consecutive Olympic Games, with 113 medals (39 gold, 40 silver and 33 bronze).

China ranked second with 88 medals (38 gold, 32 silver and 18 bronze), followed by host Japan, in third place, with its best result in the history of its Olympic participation, with 58 medals (27 gold, 14 silver and 17 bronze).

Great Britain ranked fourth in terms of gold medals (22 gold, 21 silver and 22 bronze).

Russia, which participated under the banner of the Russian Olympic Committee, came in fifth place with (20 gold, 28 silver and 23 bronze).

While Qatar, the Philippines and Bermuda won gold for the first time in the history of their Olympic participation.