People bid farewell to Tokyo's National Stadium

TOKYO, Japan - People pack Tokyo's National Stadium, the centerpiece of the 1964 Summer Olympic Games, for a farewell event on May 31, 2014. The stadium is to be demolished to make way for the main venue for the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics. The demolition work will begin in July and the new National Stadium is to be completed by March 2016.

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