President of the International Olympic Committee Thomas Bach said the Tokyo Olympics were officially "closed" at the fortnight's closing ceremony.

The mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo received the Olympic flag as a passing of the torch with the next host city of the Summer Olympics.

The President of the International Olympic Committee Thomas Bach "closed" the Tokyo Olympics during the closing ceremony, the scene of the handover with Paris, host of the 2024 Olympics, Sunday in Tokyo.

"And now I must mark the end of this most complex Olympic trip to Tokyo. I declare the Games of the 32nd Olympiad closed," said Thomas Bach, a few minutes before the Olympic cauldron went out.

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