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British foreign secretary in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) raises a London 2012 Olympics torch after receiving it from British Foreign Secretary William Hague (L) in Tokyo on Oct. 16, 2013. Hague presented the torch to Abe to congratulate Tokyo for securing the right to host the 2020 Summer Games.

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London's Olympic Park undergoing transformation

LONDON, Britain - Photo taken March 15, 2013, shows work taking place around the Olympic Stadium at London's Olympic Park. Plans have been made to construct new residential areas, a park and offices at the site of the 2012 Summer Games.

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Handover from London to Rio

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Gilbert Felli, IOC Olympic Games executive director, speaks during a debriefing on the London 2012 Games on Nov. 17, 2012, in Rio de Janeiro, venue for the 2016 Summer Olympic Games.

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Children cheer at Paralympics

LONDON, Britain - Children holding Rising Sun and Union Jack flags watch a men's wheelchair basketball game between Japan and Britain in the 2012 Summer Paralympic Games at North Greenwich Arena in London on Sept. 3, 2012.

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People excited at Paralympics

LONDON, Britain - Family members smile with a British flag as they visit the Olympic Stadium in London on Sept. 2, 2012, for the 2012 Summer Paralympic Games.

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People excited at Paralympics

LONDON, Britain - Spectators cheer while watching an athletics event of the 2012 Summer Paralympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in London on Aug. 31, 2012.

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Japan delegation's ceremony after London Olympics

TOKYO, Japan - Saori Yoshida (C), who won her third consecutive Olympic title in the women's wrestling 55 kilograms and represented Japan as flag-bearer at the London Olympics, returns the flag to Japanese Chef de Mission Haruki Uemura during a ceremony to conclude the Summer Games in Tokyo on Aug. 14, 2012, after arriving back in Japan with other members of the Japanese delegation that evening from London. To the right is javelin thrower Yukifumi Murakami, Japan Olympic team captain.

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Bolt wins men's 200 meters

LONDON, Britain - Jamaica's Usain Bolt strikes his signature pose wearing the gold medal he won in the men's 200 meters at the 2012 London Olympics at Olympic Stadium in London on Aug. 9, 2012. Bolt won the race with a time of 19.32 seconds, becoming the only person to win Olympic gold medals in both the 100 and 200 meters at consecutive Summer Games.

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Bolt wins men's 200 meters

LONDON, Britain - Jamaica's Usain Bolt (2nd from R) finishes first with a time of 19.32 seconds in the men's 200-meter final at the 2012 London Olympics at Olympic Stadium in London on Aug. 9, 2012. Bolt became the only person to win Olympic gold medals in both the 100 and 200 meters at consecutive Summer Games.

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Bolt wins men's 200 meters

LONDON, Britain - Jamaica's three athletes, (from L) Usain Bolt, Yohan Blake and Warren Weir, run a victory lap after finishing first, second and third respectively in the men's 200-meter final at the 2012 London Olympics at Olympic Stadium in London on Aug. 9, 2012. Bolt won the race with a time of 19.32 seconds, becoming the only person to win Olympic gold medals in both the 100 and 200 meters at consecutive Summer Games.

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Bolt wins men's 200 meters

LONDON, Britain - Jamaica's Usain Bolt strikes his signature pose wearing the gold medal he won in the men's 200 meters at the 2012 London Olympics at Olympic Stadium in London on Aug. 9, 2012. Bolt won the race with a time of 19.32 seconds, becoming the only person to win Olympic gold medals in both the 100 and 200 meters at consecutive Summer Games.

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Bolt wins men's 200 meters

LONDON, Britain - Jamaica's Usain Bolt strikes his signature pose wearing the gold medal he won in the men's 200 meters at the 2012 London Olympics at Olympic Stadium in London on Aug. 9, 2012. Bolt won the race with a time of 19.32 seconds, becoming the only person to win Olympic gold medals in both the 100 and 200 meters at consecutive Summer Games.

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Bolt wins men's 200 meters

LONDON, Britain - Jamaica's Usain Bolt holds the gold medal he won in the men's 200-meters at the 2012 London Olympics at Olympic Stadium in London on Aug. 9, 2012. Bolt won the race with a time of 19.32 seconds, becoming the only person to win Olympic gold medals in both the 100 and 200 meters at consecutive Summer Games.

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Bolt wins men's 200 meters

LONDON, Britain - Jamaica's three athletes, (from L) Yohan Blake, Usain Bolt and Warren Weir, hold the silver, gold and bronze medals they won respectively in the men's 200 meters at the 2012 London Olympics at Olympic Stadium in London on Aug. 9, 2012. Bolt won the race with a time of 19.32 seconds, becoming the only person to win Olympic gold medals in both the 100 and 200 meters at consecutive Summer Games.

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Bolt wins men's 200 meters

LONDON, Britain - Jamaica's Usain Bolt (front) runs a victory lap with the national flag after finishing first with a time of 19.32 seconds in the men's 200-meter final at the 2012 London Olympics at Olympic Stadium in London on Aug. 9, 2012. Bolt became the only person to win Olympic gold medals in both the 100 and 200 meters at consecutive Summer Games.

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Bolt wins men's 200 meters

LONDON, Britain - Jamaica's Usain Bolt (front) runs a victory lap with the national flag after finishing first with a time of 19.32 seconds in the men's 200-meter final at the 2012 London Olympics at Olympic Stadium in London on Aug. 9, 2012. Bolt became the only person to win Olympic gold medals in both the 100 and 200 meters at consecutive Summer Games.

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Bolt wins men's 200 meters

LONDON, Britain - Jamaica's three athletes, Usain Bolt (C), Yohan Blake (R) and Warren Weir, pose with the national flag after finishing first, second and third respectively in the men's 200-meter final at the 2012 London Olympics at Olympic Stadium in London on Aug. 9, 2012. Bolt won the race with a time of 19.32 seconds, becoming the only person to win Olympic gold medals in both the 100 and 200 meters at consecutive Summer Games.

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Bolt wins men's 200 meters

LONDON, Britain - Jamaica's three athletes, Usain Bolt (C), Yohan Blake (R) and Warren Weir, pose with the national flag after finishing first, second and third respectively in the men's 200-meter final at the 2012 London Olympics at Olympic Stadium in London on Aug. 9, 2012. Bolt won the race with a time of 19.32 seconds, becoming the only person to win Olympic gold medals in both the 100 and 200 meters at consecutive Summer Games.

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Bolt wins men's 200 meters

LONDON, Britain - Jamaica's Usain Bolt strikes his signature pose after finishing first with a time of 19.32 seconds in the men's 200-meter final at the 2012 London Olympics at Olympic Stadium in London on Aug. 9, 2012. Bolt became the only person to win Olympic gold medals in both the 100 and 200 meters at consecutive Summer Games.

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Bolt wins men's 200 meters

LONDON, Britain - Jamaica's Usain Bolt kisses the goal ground for the seventh lane on which he ran after finishing first with a time of 19.32 seconds in the men's 200-meter final at the 2012 London Olympics at Olympic Stadium in London on Aug. 9, 2012. Bolt became the only person to win Olympic gold medals in both the 100 and 200 meters at consecutive Summer Games.

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Bolt wins men's 200 meters

LONDON, Britain - Jamaica's Usain Bolt (L) competes in the men's 200-meter final at the 2012 London Olympics at Olympic Stadium in London on Aug. 9, 2012. Bolt finished first with a time of 19.32 seconds, becoming the only person to win Olympic gold medals in both the 100 and 200 meters at consecutive Summer Games.

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Bolt wins men's 200 meters

LONDON, Britain - Jamaica's Usain Bolt (L) competes in the men's 200-meter final at the 2012 London Olympics at Olympic Stadium in London on Aug. 9, 2012. Bolt finished first with a time of 19.32 seconds, becoming the only person to win Olympic gold medals in both the 100 and 200 meters at consecutive Summer Games.

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Bolt wins men's 200 meters

LONDON, Britain - Jamaica's Usain Bolt competes in the men's 200-meter final at the 2012 London Olympics at Olympic Stadium in London on Aug. 9, 2012. Bolt finished first with a time of 19.32 seconds, becoming the only person to win Olympic gold medals in both the 100 and 200 meters at consecutive Summer Games.

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Bolt wins men's 200 meters

LONDON, Britain - Jamaica's Usain Bolt (R) competes in the men's 200-meter final at the 2012 London Olympics at Olympic Stadium in London on Aug. 9, 2012. Bolt finished first with a time of 19.32 seconds, becoming the only person to win Olympic gold medals in both the 100 and 200 meters at consecutive Summer Games.

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Bolt wins men's 200 meters

LONDON, Britain - Jamaica's Usain Bolt runs with his finger on his mouth after finishing first with a time of 19.32 seconds in the men's 200-meter final at the 2012 London Olympics at Olympic Stadium in London on Aug. 9, 2012. Bolt became the only person to win Olympic gold medals in both the 100 and 200 meters at consecutive Summer Games.

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Bolt wins men's 200 meters

LONDON, Britain - Jamaica's Usain Bolt runs with his finger on his mouth after finishing first with a time of 19.32 seconds in the men's 200-meter final at the 2012 London Olympics at Olympic Stadium in London on Aug. 9, 2012. Bolt became the only person to win Olympic gold medals in both the 100 and 200 meters at consecutive Summer Games.

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Bolt wins men's 200 meters

LONDON, Britain - Jamaica's Usain Bolt points at the stands after finishing first with a time of 19.32 seconds in the men's 200-meter final at the 2012 London Olympics at Olympic Stadium in London on Aug. 9, 2012. Bolt became the only person to win Olympic gold medals in both the 100 and 200 meters at consecutive Summer Games.

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Bolt wins men's 200 meters

LONDON, Britain - Jamaica's Usain Bolt rejoices after finishing first with a time of 19.32 seconds in the men's 200-meter final at the 2012 London Olympics at Olympic Stadium in London on Aug. 9, 2012. Bolt became the only person to win Olympic gold medals in both the 100 and 200 meters at consecutive Summer Games.

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Bolt wins men's 200 meters

LONDON, Britain - Jamaica's Usain Bolt points at the stands after finishing first with a time of 19.32 seconds in the men's 200-meter final at the 2012 London Olympics at Olympic Stadium in London on Aug. 9, 2012. Bolt became the only person to win Olympic gold medals in both the 100 and 200 meters at consecutive Summer Games.

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Bolt wins men's 200 meters

LONDON, Britain - Jamaica's Usain Bolt points at the stands after finishing first with a time of 19.32 seconds in the men's 200-meter final at the 2012 London Olympics at Olympic Stadium in London on Aug. 9, 2012. Bolt became the only person to win Olympic gold medals in both the 100 and 200 meters at consecutive Summer Games.

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Japan cuts Olympic gold medal target as hopefuls fail

LONDON, Britain - Japanese Chef de Mission Haruki Uemura speaks at a press conference in London on Aug. 4, 2012. The head of the Japanese delegation effectively lowered the country's gold medal target for the London Olympics to more than nine -- the number won at the previous Summer Games in Beijing -- as the country's athletes had managed to win only two golds as of Aug. 3, around halfway through the competition. Before these Games, he had set a target of fifth place in the medal standings, which translates to around 15 to 18 gold medals.

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Japan's Hiraoka takes silver at men's 60-kg judo event

LONDON, Britain - Silver medalist Hiroaki Hiraoka poses with the Japanese flag after the men's 60-kilogram class judo final at the ExCel London stadium on July 28, 2012. Hiraoka's silver gave Japan a boost for its first medal of the 2012 Summer Games.

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Japan's Fukumi leaves without medals for women's 48-kg judo at the London Olympics

LONDON, Britain - Tomoko Fukumi of Japan loses to Hungary's Eva Csernoviczki in the women's 48-kilogram bronze medal match at the ExCel London stadium on July 28, 2012. Fukumi had earlier lost to Beijing Olympic champion Alina Dumitru in the semifinals and was unable to secure a medal for the 2012 Summer Games.

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Japan Women off to winning start in volleyball

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Yoshie Takeshita and Risa Shinnabe (R) celebrate after the team scored during the third set of a match against Algeria in the women's volleyball tournament at Earls Court at the 2012 Summer Games on July 28, 2012. Japan beat Algeria 3-0.

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British town "disappointed" at fewer Japanese coming for Olympics

LONDON, Britain - Photo on July 9, 2012, shows the hockey ground at a university in Loughborough, about 150 kilometers north of London. Community leaders in the town have expressed disappointment that the majority of Japan's Olympic team will be based in and around London in the run-up to the summer games.

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Games Terminal at Heathrow

LONDON, Britain - Heathrow Airport in London unveils to the press the Games Terminal, a temporary terminal for use by athletes and officials taking part in this summer's London Olympics, on June 1, 2012. The terminal will be used only for three days between Aug. 13 and 15 immediately after the closing ceremony.

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Tokyo makes it onto Olympics host city shortlist

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara gives a press conference at the metropolitan government office on May 24, 2012, after Tokyo and two other cities cleared the first hurdle in the selection of candidates to host the 2020 Summer Olympic Games. Tokyo, Madrid and Istanbul moved to the final phase of the selection process after their bid plans obtained the nod from the International Olympic Committee Executive Board during a meeting in Quebec City.

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Tokyo makes it onto Olympics host city shortlist

QUEBEC CITY, Canada - Japanese Olympic Committee President Tsunekazu Takeda (2nd from L) smiles in Quebec City on May 23, 2012, after Tokyo and two other cities cleared the first hurdle in the selection of candidates to host the 2020 Summer Olympic Games. Tokyo, Madrid and Istanbul moved to the final phase of the selection process after their bid plans obtained the nod from the International Olympic Committee Executive Board during a meeting in the Canadian city.

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Tokyo makes it onto Olympics host city shortlist

QUEBEC CITY, Canada - Japanese Olympic Committee President Tsunekazu Takeda (C) and other members of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics bid committee hold a banner bearing messages of support for the bid, in Quebec City on May 23, 2012, after Tokyo and two other cities cleared the first hurdle in the selection of candidates to host the 2020 Summer Olympic Games. Tokyo, Madrid and Istanbul moved to the final phase of the selection process after their bid plans obtained the nod from the International Olympic Committee Executive Board during a meeting in the Canadian city.

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Tokyo makes it onto Olympics host city shortlist

TOKYO, Japan - Former Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori (front row, 2nd from R) and others applaud at the Tokyo metropolitan government office on May 24, 2012, after Tokyo and two other cities cleared the first hurdle in the selection of candidates to host the 2020 Summer Olympic Games. Tokyo, Madrid and Istanbul moved to the final phase of the selection process after their bid plans obtained the nod from the International Olympic Committee Executive Board during a meeting in the Canadian city.

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6 months till London Olympics

LONDON, Britain - People gather in front of the Olympic countdown clock, showing the exact time left before the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games, in London's Trafalgar Square on Jan. 26, 2012. The Summer Games will run from July 27 until Aug. 12, 2012.

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London 1 year before Olympics

LONDON, Britain - Wenlock (C), the London 2012 Olympic Games mascot, poses with a woman and children for photos at an event related to the summer games held in Trafalgar Square in London on July 23, 2011. The opening ceremony of the Olympics is scheduled to be held at the Olympic Stadium on July 27, 2012.

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London 1 year before Olympics

LONDON, Britain - People attend an event related to the London 2012 Olympic Games at Trafalgar Square in London on July 23, 2011. The opening ceremony of the summer games is scheduled to be held at the Olympic Stadium on July 27, 2012.

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London Olympics, Paralympics mascots

LONDON, Britain - A shop attendant holds stuffed figures of Wenlock (L) and Mandeville, the mascots of the London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games, at a store in front of the Olympic Park in London on July 6, 2011. The Olympic and the Paralympic games will be held in the summer of 2012.

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Gymnastics: Proud Uchimura to mark career finale in March event

Japanese artistic gymnastics great Kohei Uchimura, the 2012 and 2016 Olympic men's all-around gold medalist, looked back on his career with pride Friday as he announced his impending retirement. The 33-year-old, a six-time individual all-around world champion, said he will make one last appearance in a retirement event on March 12 at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, where he will give a demonstration on all six apparatus. Uchimura earned his fourth games berth for the Tokyo Olympics last summer but suffered a shock early exit as he focused solely on the horizontal bar following persistent shoulder problems. He had already decided to call time on his career when he finished sixth in the final of the same apparatus at the world championships in October in Kitakyushu, the southwestern Japan city where he was born.

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London Olympics, Paralympics mascots

LONDON, Britain - A shop attendant holds stuffed figures of Wenlock (L) and Mandeville, the mascots of the London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games, at a store in front of the Olympic Park in London on July 6, 2011. The Olympic and the Paralympic games will be held in the summer of 2012. (Kyodo)

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London 1 year before Olympics

LONDON, Britain - Wenlock (C), the London 2012 Olympic Games mascot, poses with a woman and children for photos at an event related to the summer games held in Trafalgar Square in London on July 23, 2011. The opening ceremony of the Olympics is scheduled to be held at the Olympic Stadium on July 27, 2012. (Kyodo)

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London 1 year before Olympics

LONDON, Britain - People attend an event related to the London 2012 Olympic Games at Trafalgar Square in London on July 23, 2011. The opening ceremony of the summer games is scheduled to be held at the Olympic Stadium on July 27, 2012. (Kyodo)

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Tokyo makes it onto Olympics host city shortlist

QUEBEC CITY, Canada - Japanese Olympic Committee President Tsunekazu Takeda (C) and other members of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics bid committee hold a banner bearing messages of support for the bid, in Quebec City on May 23, 2012, after Tokyo and two other cities cleared the first hurdle in the selection of candidates to host the 2020 Summer Olympic Games. Tokyo, Madrid and Istanbul moved to the final phase of the selection process after their bid plans obtained the nod from the International Olympic Committee Executive Board during a meeting in the Canadian city. (Kyodo)

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Tokyo makes it onto Olympics host city shortlist

QUEBEC CITY, Canada - Japanese Olympic Committee President Tsunekazu Takeda (2nd from L) smiles in Quebec City on May 23, 2012, after Tokyo and two other cities cleared the first hurdle in the selection of candidates to host the 2020 Summer Olympic Games. Tokyo, Madrid and Istanbul moved to the final phase of the selection process after their bid plans obtained the nod from the International Olympic Committee Executive Board during a meeting in the Canadian city. (Kyodo)