to the olympic stadium tonight, this is what you were met with. hundreds of police blocking alleyways ordering people to move along. even the closing fireworks lasted just 15 seconds. but if the authorities were trying to prevent the large gathering that took place during the opening ceremony, then they failed. out of the park, this sport loving family have spent much of the last two weeks glued to the television but even for them watching games on television has not been unmitigated joy. translation: iwanted to go and watch. - it is totally different to watch on television and actually being there. translation: it is almost | like the olympics was taking place in the mother country. you can only watch it on television. . we felt the distance very much. the last couple of weeks have been a tale of two cities. there is the one behind the fence where there has been this amazing sport and tremendous success
lasted just 15 seconds. but if the authorities were trying to prevent the large gatherings that took place during the opening ceremony, then they failed. out of the park, this sport loving family have spent much of the last two weeks glued to the television but even for them watching games on television has not been unmitigated joy. translation: iwanted to go and watch. - it is totally different to watch on television than actually being there. translation: it is almost | like the olympics was taking place in another country. you can only watch it on television. . we felt the distance very much. the last couple of weeks have been a tale of two cities. there is the one behind the fence where there has been this amazing sport and tremendous success forjapan and the tokyo outside where most of the time you would not even have noticed that the olympics has
translation: it s almost | like the olympics was taking place in the mother country. you can only watch it on television. the last couple of weeks have been a tale of two cities, two tokyos. there is the one behind the fence where there has been this amazing sport and tremendous success forjapan and the tokyo outside the fence, where most of the time, you wouldn t even have noticed that the olympics has been happening and the same contrast is true for the pandemic. inside the fence, daily testing meant things were kept under control but outside, the pandemic is now out of control. critics say the olympics has sucked away resources leaving the city without enough covid testing kits or vaccinations. it has left a scar on the japanese society, meaning people are divided and above all, the games left the economic debt, if you look at numbers in tokyo, it is just increasing.
manifestation of peace because without solidarity, there s no peace. the head of the international olympic committee there speaking as japan wrapped up the summer games in tokyo. athletes from around the world took part in the olympics despite challenges and a yearlong delay caused by the covid-19 pandemic. we ll head to tokyo where blake essig is substantial doubting standing by. take us through the highlights and how the people of japan are now feeling that the games are over. you know it s been a tale of two cities and it hasn t changed. the health and safety concerns that lead to the unpopularity of tokyo 2020 really truly have not gone away. in fact, people were still protesting and calling for the games to be cancelled, even while the closing ceremony was underway last night. that being said, there was a noticeable shift in the mood once competition got underway.
even the closing fireworks lasted just 15 seconds. but if the authorities were trying to prevent the large gatherings that took place during the opening ceremony, then they failed. out at the park, the sport loving uno family have spent much of the last two weeks glued to the telly. but even for them, watching the games on tv hasn t been an unmitigated joy. translation: | really | wanted to go and watch. it s totally different to watch on tv and actually being there to watch the games. translation: it s almost | like the olympics was taking place in another country. we can only watch it on tv. we felt the distance very much. the last two weeks have really been a tale of two cities, two to kyos. there s the one behind this fence, where there s been this amazing sport and tremendous success for japan. and then there s the tokyo outside the fence, where most of the time you wouldn t even have noticed