Tokyo’s Olympic rings draw crowds despite rising Covid cases
06 August 2021 |
5:54 pm
Hundreds of people wait to have their picture taken with the famous Olympic rings outside the Olympic stadium as Japan extends a state of emergency, a week after the start of the Games.
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