With just a week of events left to go before the Tokyo 2020 Olympics draws to a close, here’s everything you need to know about the upcoming closing ceremony. <\/p>
We\u2019re half-way through the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games and what a time it\u2019s been for Team GB, who\u2019re currently ranking in the top 10 of countries with the most Olympic medals 2021<\/a>.<\/p>\n While there are still a number of events yet to take place, including athletics, boxing, basketball, cycling and rhythmic gymnastics, many fans are wondering when the closing ceremony is due to take place and how exactly we\u2019ll be able to watch it.<\/p>\n Much like the opening ceremony, the Tokyo 2020 Olympic closing ceremony will see a limited number of competing athletes parade around Tokyo\u2019s Olympic Stadium before Japan hand over the Olympic flag to France, who are hosting the 2024 Games in Paris next.<\/p>\n Read on for everything you need to know about Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games closing ceremony. Plus, find out the highlights of the Olympics on TV today<\/a> and read more about the Team GB medals<\/a> at the 2020 Olympics.<\/p>\n The Tokyo Olympics 2020 closing ceremony will take place on\u00a0Sunday 8th August 2021.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n The ceremony will kick off once the last events of the day have finished, which include water polo, volleyball, boxing and the marathon.<\/p>\n The Olympics 2020 closing ceremony will begin at\u00a08pm in Tokyo, which is\u00a012pm<\/strong>\u00a0BST\u00a0<\/strong>for viewers in the UK.<\/p>\n The BBC coverage of the spectacle will begin at 11:55am on BBC One and end at 3pm, with athletes, fans and organisers coming together to pass the Olympic torch onto France, who will be hosting the 2024 opening ceremony before the next Games.<\/p>\n Sports fans in the UK will be able to tune in to BBC One<\/strong> to watch the Olympic closing ceremony, which will be hosting coverage from\u00a011:55am\u00a0<\/strong>until\u00a03pm.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n The ceremony will also stream on BBC iPlayer, while the BBC Sport website and the BBC Red Button are providing extra coverage.<\/p>\n Alternatively,\u00a0Eurosport 1<\/strong> will also be broadcasting coverage of the closing ceremony, starting from\u00a011:30am<\/strong> and ending at\u00a04pm.<\/strong><\/p> The Tokyo Olympics 2020 closing ceremony is scheduled to air between 12pm and 3pm on BBC One, with the ceremony expected to last for approximately three hours.<\/p>\n Bringing this year\u2019s Olympics to a close, the event will watch as Tokyo hands over their Olympic responsibilities to France, who\u2019ll be hosting the Olympics in Paris in 2024.<\/p>\n \u201cWe hope that this ceremony may be a moment for each and every one of us to think about what the future holds,\u201d the Tokyo 2020 Olympic committee has said in a statement.<\/p>\n The Antwerp ceremony will also take place, which will see Japan hand over the Olympic flag to the next host nation set to the Greek national anthem before the Olympic flame is distinguished.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The 2020 closing ceremony will take place at Tokyo\u2019s Olympic Stadium \u2013 which is where the opening ceremony was also held.<\/p>\n The stadium is generally used for football games in Tokyo.<\/p>\n Since all athletes have been asked to leave Tokyo within 48 hours of their events finishing, there will be smaller groups of athletes attending the parade at the closing ceremony this year. This policy has been implemented due to the going coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\n It\u2019s currently unclear which Team GB athletes will be attending the parade as many have already returned home.<\/p>\n In a similar fashion to the opening ceremony, spectators will not be allowed to attend the closing ceremony due to COVID-19 restrictions.<\/p>\n The athletes who\u2019ve remained in Tokyo as well as dignitaries and officials will be present at the event, much of which has been pre-recorded.<\/p>\n The next Olympic Games will be held in Paris, which is the next host city. 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Where will the 2024 Olympics be held?<\/h2>\n
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