Tokyo Olympics To Conclude With Several Events
The Tokyo Olympic Games are drawing to a close with several events scheduled for Sunday, the final day of the 17-day competition.
The men's marathon will be held in the northern city of Sapporo on Sunday morning. Runners will compete on a route that starts and finishes at Sapporo Odori Park.
The gold medal game for women's basketball will be held between Japan and the United States. The Japanese squad has advanced to the final for the first time. The US team is going for the gold in the seventh straight Olympics.
Cycling track and rhythmic gymnastics events are also scheduled for Sunday.
The closing ceremony is due to start at 8 p.m. at the National Stadium in Tokyo.
The theme for the ceremony -- "Worlds We Share" -- reflects the organizers' hope that people remember they shared the same thrills even though they could not share the same places because of the coronavirus pandemic.
The organizers also hope the closing ceremony will suitably usher in the Paralympics, which open later this month, and the future.
One of the ceremony's highlights will be the official handover between Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024.
The governor of Tokyo, Koike Yuriko, will hand the Olympic flag to the mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo.