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  • RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 21: Japanese national anthem is performed at the 'Love Sport Tokyo 2020' segment during the Closing Ceremony on Day 16 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Maracana Stadium on August 21, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Bryn Lennon/Getty Images)
  • RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 21: IOC President Thomas Bach and Governor of Tokyo Yuriko Koike take part in the Flag Handover Ceremony during the Closing Ceremony on Day 16 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Maracana Stadium on August 21, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
  • RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 21: The flags of Brazil, Greece and Japan are flown during the Closing Ceremony on Day 16 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Maracana Stadium on August 21, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)
  • RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 21: Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe appears during the 'Love Sport Tokyo 2020' segment during the Closing Ceremony on Day 16 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Maracana Stadium on August 21, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)
  • RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 21: Members of Team Japan take part in the 'Heroes of the Games' segment during the Closing Ceremony on Day 16 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Maracana Stadium on August 21, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)
  • RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 21: Members of Team Japan take part in the 'Heroes of the Games' segment during the Closing Ceremony on Day 16 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Maracana Stadium on August 21, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)
  • RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 21: (L-R) Governor of Tokyo Yuriko Koike and IOC President Thomas Bach take part in the Flag Handover Ceremony during the Closing Ceremony on Day 16 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Maracana Stadium on August 21, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)
  • RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 21: Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe appears during the 'Love Sport Tokyo 2020' segment during the Closing Ceremony on Day 16 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Maracana Stadium on August 21, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)

Rio 2016 Flag Handover Ceremony to Tokyo 2020

The Governor of Tokyo, Yuriko Koike, the Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe and IOC President Thomas Bach take part in the Flag Handover Ceremony during the Closing Ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Maracana Stadium on August 21, 2016.

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