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Japan to douse Olympic flame of Games transformed by pandemic and drama

Sports · 6:18 AM UTC

Japan will douse its more than year-old Olympic flame on Sunday, closing out a Tokyo Games that were upended by the pandemic and transformed by the drama of politics, dazzling sport and deeply personal turmoil.

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