Olympic rings are back in Tokyo Bay
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The Olympic Symbol is reinstalled after it was taken down for maintenance ahead of the postponed Tokyo 2020 Olympics in the Odaiba section Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2020, in Tokyo. ( Image Courtesy : AP/PTI )
Hopes are mounting up as the five Olympic rings back in Tokyo Bay. Due to the unprecedented circumstances of Covid 19 pandemic, Tokyo Olympics were postponed to 23 July to 8 august 2021.The event was originally to take place from 24 July to august 2020.
The rings arrived on Tuesday after a short cruise from nearby Yokohama and are positioned on a barge in the shadow on Tokyo's rainbow bridge- Bloomberg reported on Monday. They were removed for maintenance for months ago- the report added. The rings were first appeared early in 2020.
This is the second time after the games in 1964 that Japan hosts Olympic event. This is the first time Olympic Games were postponed.