Serbia became the first country to repeat as Olympic champion since Hungary won three in a row from 2000 to 2008. Serbia finished third in Group B, but it raised its game to another level when the quarterfinals rolled around - just like it did when it won gold in 2016.įilipovic’s tiebreaking goal with 26 seconds remaining lifted Serbia to a dramatic 10-9 victory over Spain in the semis. Nikola Jaksic scored three goals on three shots and Filipovic made several big plays as Serbia earned its fourth straight win since it lost to Croatia in group play. The rain from a passing tropical storm stopped in the evening, replaced by heavy humidity that has draped over these Games.įilip Filipovic and Serbia have won their second straight gold medal in men’s water polo, beating Greece 13-10 in the final event of the Tokyo Olympics. The athletes lined up in folding chairs outside the stadium, not far from a small group of protestors who were surrounded by police. Olympic Stadium was empty except for a few hundred media, Olympics officials and volunteers as the cauldron burned at one end.
Just like most of the competitions, it will go off without fans in the stands. The 2020 Tokyo Games - held in 2021 - will come to an end with the closing ceremonies. The curtain is about to close on the Pandemic Olympics.
The evening started with the raising of the Japanese flag as the Olympic cauldron burned in the corner of the stadium. Nearly all were wiping sweat off their brows in another humid Tokyo summer night. Many marched in holding phones to capture the moment or waved mini flags. They entered the stadium from the corners after their countries’ flags were carried in and formed into a circle at the center. The athletes are inside the Olympic Stadium for the closing ceremony of the Tokyo Games. Paris will organize the Games 100 years after last hosting the Olympics in 1924. It was followed by a concert performed by French artist Woodkid at the foot of the Eiffel Tower. The event took place during the Tokyo Games closing ceremony, after the Olympic flag was formally handed over to Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo. Organizers planned to unfurl a football-field sized flag with the emblem of Paris 2024 from atop the tower but opted against it due to windy weather. A flyover by jets from the Patrouille de France (“Patrol of France”) released blue, white and red smoke - the colors of the French flag - in the sky of the capital.įrench President Emmanuel Macron was filmed on the top floor of the Eiffel Tower saying the Olympic slogan “higher, faster, stronger” and adding: “Together.”
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