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Illustration - Paris 2024

FRANCE. PARIS (75) 7TH ARRONDISSEMENT. FOR THE PARIS 2024 OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC GAMES, THE EIFFEL TOWER HAS BEEN CHOSEN TO BEAR THE OLYMPIC RINGS. ON THE MORNING OF 7 JUNE 2024, 49 DAYS BEFORE THE START OF THE OLYMPIC GAMES, THE CITY OF PARIS WOKE UP TO A BIG SURPRISE: THE OLYMPIC RINGS WERE INSTALLED ON THE EIFFEL TOWER BETWEEN ITS 1ST AND 2ND FLOORS! KNOWN AS THE ?SPECTACULARS?, THESE FIVE GIANT RINGS, POWERFUL SYMBOLS OF OLYMPISM, ARE INSTALLED AT EACH OLYMPIAD IN A LOCATION OR ON AN EMBLEMATIC BUILDING IN THE HOST CITY. Photo by Jean-Francois/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Paris 2024

FRANCE. PARIS (75) 7TH ARRONDISSEMENT. FOR THE PARIS 2024 OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC GAMES, THE EIFFEL TOWER HAS BEEN CHOSEN TO BEAR THE OLYMPIC RINGS. ON THE MORNING OF 7 JUNE 2024, 49 DAYS BEFORE THE START OF THE OLYMPIC GAMES, THE CITY OF PARIS WOKE UP TO A BIG SURPRISE: THE OLYMPIC RINGS WERE INSTALLED ON THE EIFFEL TOWER BETWEEN ITS 1ST AND 2ND FLOORS! KNOWN AS THE ?SPECTACULARS?, THESE FIVE GIANT RINGS, POWERFUL SYMBOLS OF OLYMPISM, ARE INSTALLED AT EACH OLYMPIAD IN A LOCATION OR ON AN EMBLEMATIC BUILDING IN THE HOST CITY. Photo by Jean-Francois/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Paris 2024

FRANCE. PARIS (75) 7TH ARRONDISSEMENT. FOR THE PARIS 2024 OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC GAMES, THE EIFFEL TOWER HAS BEEN CHOSEN TO BEAR THE OLYMPIC RINGS. ON THE MORNING OF 7 JUNE 2024, 49 DAYS BEFORE THE START OF THE OLYMPIC GAMES, THE CITY OF PARIS WOKE UP TO A BIG SURPRISE: THE OLYMPIC RINGS WERE INSTALLED ON THE EIFFEL TOWER BETWEEN ITS 1ST AND 2ND FLOORS! KNOWN AS THE ?SPECTACULARS?, THESE FIVE GIANT RINGS, POWERFUL SYMBOLS OF OLYMPISM, ARE INSTALLED AT EACH OLYMPIAD IN A LOCATION OR ON AN EMBLEMATIC BUILDING IN THE HOST CITY. Photo by Jean-Francois/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Paris 2024

FRANCE. PARIS (75) 7TH ARRONDISSEMENT. FOR THE PARIS 2024 OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC GAMES, THE EIFFEL TOWER HAS BEEN CHOSEN TO BEAR THE OLYMPIC RINGS. ON THE MORNING OF 7 JUNE 2024, 49 DAYS BEFORE THE START OF THE OLYMPIC GAMES, THE CITY OF PARIS WOKE UP TO A BIG SURPRISE: THE OLYMPIC RINGS WERE INSTALLED ON THE EIFFEL TOWER BETWEEN ITS 1ST AND 2ND FLOORS! KNOWN AS THE ?SPECTACULARS?, THESE FIVE GIANT RINGS, POWERFUL SYMBOLS OF OLYMPISM, ARE INSTALLED AT EACH OLYMPIAD IN A LOCATION OR ON AN EMBLEMATIC BUILDING IN THE HOST CITY. Photo by Jean-Francois/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Paris 2024

FRANCE. PARIS (75) 7TH ARRONDISSEMENT. FOR THE PARIS 2024 OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC GAMES, THE EIFFEL TOWER HAS BEEN CHOSEN TO BEAR THE OLYMPIC RINGS. ON THE MORNING OF 7 JUNE 2024, 49 DAYS BEFORE THE START OF THE OLYMPIC GAMES, THE CITY OF PARIS WOKE UP TO A BIG SURPRISE: THE OLYMPIC RINGS WERE INSTALLED ON THE EIFFEL TOWER BETWEEN ITS 1ST AND 2ND FLOORS! KNOWN AS THE ?SPECTACULARS?, THESE FIVE GIANT RINGS, POWERFUL SYMBOLS OF OLYMPISM, ARE INSTALLED AT EACH OLYMPIAD IN A LOCATION OR ON AN EMBLEMATIC BUILDING IN THE HOST CITY. Photo by Jean-Francois/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Paris 2024

FRANCE. PARIS (75) 7TH ARRONDISSEMENT. FOR THE PARIS 2024 OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC GAMES, THE EIFFEL TOWER HAS BEEN CHOSEN TO BEAR THE OLYMPIC RINGS. ON THE MORNING OF 7 JUNE 2024, 49 DAYS BEFORE THE START OF THE OLYMPIC GAMES, THE CITY OF PARIS WOKE UP TO A BIG SURPRISE: THE OLYMPIC RINGS WERE INSTALLED ON THE EIFFEL TOWER BETWEEN ITS 1ST AND 2ND FLOORS! KNOWN AS THE ?SPECTACULARS?, THESE FIVE GIANT RINGS, POWERFUL SYMBOLS OF OLYMPISM, ARE INSTALLED AT EACH OLYMPIAD IN A LOCATION OR ON AN EMBLEMATIC BUILDING IN THE HOST CITY. Photo by Jean-Francois/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Paris 2024

FRANCE. PARIS (75) 7TH ARRONDISSEMENT. FOR THE PARIS 2024 OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC GAMES, THE EIFFEL TOWER HAS BEEN CHOSEN TO BEAR THE OLYMPIC RINGS. ON THE MORNING OF 7 JUNE 2024, 49 DAYS BEFORE THE START OF THE OLYMPIC GAMES, THE CITY OF PARIS WOKE UP TO A BIG SURPRISE: THE OLYMPIC RINGS WERE INSTALLED ON THE EIFFEL TOWER BETWEEN ITS 1ST AND 2ND FLOORS! KNOWN AS THE ?SPECTACULARS?, THESE FIVE GIANT RINGS, POWERFUL SYMBOLS OF OLYMPISM, ARE INSTALLED AT EACH OLYMPIAD IN A LOCATION OR ON AN EMBLEMATIC BUILDING IN THE HOST CITY. Photo by Jean-Francois/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Paris 2024

FRANCE. PARIS (75) 7TH ARRONDISSEMENT. FOR THE PARIS 2024 OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC GAMES, THE EIFFEL TOWER HAS BEEN CHOSEN TO BEAR THE OLYMPIC RINGS. ON THE MORNING OF 7 JUNE 2024, 49 DAYS BEFORE THE START OF THE OLYMPIC GAMES, THE CITY OF PARIS WOKE UP TO A BIG SURPRISE: THE OLYMPIC RINGS WERE INSTALLED ON THE EIFFEL TOWER BETWEEN ITS 1ST AND 2ND FLOORS! KNOWN AS THE ?SPECTACULARS?, THESE FIVE GIANT RINGS, POWERFUL SYMBOLS OF OLYMPISM, ARE INSTALLED AT EACH OLYMPIAD IN A LOCATION OR ON AN EMBLEMATIC BUILDING IN THE HOST CITY. Photo by Jean-Francois/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Olympic Rings on Eiffel Tower unveiled 50 days ahead of Paris 2024

STORY: Olympic Rings on Eiffel Tower unveiled 50 days ahead of Paris 2024 SHOOTING TIME: June 7, 2024 DATELINE: June 8, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:09 LOCATION: Paris CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of installation process of the Olympic rings on the Eiffel Tower 2. various of Olympic rings on the Eiffel Tower 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): ANNE HIDALGO, Mayor of Paris 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (French): TONY ESTANGUET, President of the Paris 2024 STORYLINE: The iconic five Olympic rings adorning the exterior of the world-renowned Eiffel Tower were unveiled on Thursday, marking the 50-day countdown to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. The five Olympic rings, manufactured by ArcelorMittal, were installed on the iconic Eiffel Tower during the night of June 6-7, standing across the Seine River from Trocadero Square. "At the Games, we call these giant rings the 'Spectaculars' and could hardly do more spectacular than the Eiffel Tower. The Eiffel Tower is Paris, it is France. We wanted to create an image that everyone will remember,

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Chinese online platform gains popularity with Cuban users

STORY: Chinese online platform gains popularity with Cuban users DATELINE: Aug. 11, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:41 LOCATION: Havana CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a print shop 2. various of a grocery store STORYLINE: Daniel Lasso, who runs a print shop in the Havana district of El Vedado, has benefitted a lot from Nihao53, a Chinese online platform for wholesale trade that has become increasingly popular with Cuban users. With a bachelor's degree in law from the University of Havana, Lasso opened a family-run business five years ago. The 36-year-old regularly acquires products through the platform, including cups, glasses, key rings and magnets. He told Xinhua that access to the Chinese market helps keep his business running by securing a steady supply of products. "So far so good," he said. "We are buying products that are not available in the Cuban market. It helps expand our business and increase our earnings." Lasso's workmate Fidel Nunez said that the quality of Chinese products is u

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2 years until Tokyo Olympics

TOKYO, Japan, July 25 Kyodo - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the Tokyo Skytree broadcasting tower being lit up in the five colors representing the Olympic rings on July 24, 2018, marking the start of the two-year countdown to the 2020 Olympics.

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Owl flies through Olympic rings in Matsue park

MATSUE, Japan - An owl flies through the five rings representing the Olympic rings at the Matsue Vogel Park in Matsue, Shimane Prefecture, western Japan, on Feb. 9, 2014. The event will continue until the Sochi Olympic Games end on Feb. 23.

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Asada skates above Olympic rings in team figure skating at Sochi

SOCHI, Russia - Japan's Mao Asada skates above the Olympic rings in the ice during the women's short program portion of figure skating's team competition at the Sochi Olympics in Russia on Feb. 8, 2014. Asada finished in third place to help Japan advance to the five-team final.

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Incomplete Olympic symbol at opening ceremony

SOCHI, Russia - The Olympic rings are silhouetted during the opening ceremony for the Winter Olympics at Fisht Olympic Stadium in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 7, 2014. Only four of the five iconic rings appeared, leaving the symbol incomplete.

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Incomplete Olympic symbol at opening ceremony

SOCHI, Russia - The Olympic rings are silhouetted during the opening ceremony for the Winter Olympics at Fisht Olympic Stadium in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 7, 2014. Only four of the five iconic rings appeared, leaving the symbol incomplete.

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Performers pose under Olympic rings in Sochi

SOCHI, Russia - Performers of the opening ceremony for the Sochi Olympics pose under a sign depicting the five Olympic rings. The Winter Games officially began in Russia on Feb. 7, 2014.

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London in festive mood before Olympics

LONDON, England - A huge set of the five Olympic rings are suspended from Tower Bridge in London on June 19, 2012. Britain is increasingly in a festive mood ahead of the July 27 opening of the London Olympics.

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100 days to go until London Olympics

LONDON, Britain - Photo taken on April 18, 2012, shows the five rings, symbols of the Olympic, displayed at St. Pancras International Station in London. April 18 marks 100 days to the start of the London Olympics.

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100 days to go until London Olympics

LONDON, Britain - Photo taken on April 18, 2012, shows the five rings, symbols of the Olympic, displayed at St. Pancras International Station in London. April 18 marks 100 days to the start of the London Olympics.

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100 days to go until London Olympics

LONDON, Britain - Photo taken on April 18, 2012, shows the five rings, symbols of the Olympic, displayed at St. Pancras International Station in London. April 18 marks 100 days to the start of the London Olympics.

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'Five rings' on River Thames

LONDON, Britain - A barge carrying a huge Olympic symbol floats on the River Thames in London on Feb. 28, 2012, 150 days before the opening of the Summer Olympics. To the right is Tower Bridge.

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St. Pancras International in London

LONDON, Britain - Photo shows the five rings, the symbols of the Olympic, displayed at St. Pancras International station in London on July 7, 2011, about a year before the opening of the London 2012 Olympic Games.

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Tokyo Tower lit up in 5 colors in hopes to host Olympics

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Tower is lit up in five colors on July 4 to demonstrate the Japanese capital's hopes to host the 2016 Summer Olympic Games. It was colored in strips from the upper part in white, yellow, red, green and blue to the bottom at 7 p.m. as dusk fell, using white light instead of the original black in the Olympic rings, tower operator officials said.

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Media rights group to protest during Olympic torch relay in Nagano

TOKYO, Japan - Robert Menard, secretary general of the media rights group Reporters without Borders, points to a black T-shirt with the five Olympic rings transformed into handcuffs during a news conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on April 25. Menard said the group will hold a pro-Tibetan protest peacefully and respect Japanese laws during the Beijing Olympic torch relay in Nagano City on April 26.

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(SP)AUSTRIA-VIENNA-WISHES TO BEIJING 2022

(220123) -- BEIJING, Jan. 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Matteo Gasperi(R) and Michael Gasperi from Austria pose with the five Olympic rings and "Together for a Shared Future", the official motto for Beijing 2022, at Johann Strauss monument at Stadtpark, in Vienna, Austria, on Jan. 15, 2022. With less than two weeks to go before the start of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, people around the world are eagerly expressing their joy over the sporting extravaganza. (Xinhua/Guo Chen)

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Olympic rings in Tokyo removed, to be replaced with Paralympic logo

The Olympic symbol monument, consisting of five interlocking rings colored blue, yellow, black, green and red, was taken down in the Tokyo Bay area Wednesday as the 17-day international sporting event ended over the weekend. The giant floating rings monument on a concrete platform set up at Odaiba Marine Park will soon be replaced with the "Three Agitos" symbol for the Paralympics, scheduled to be held from Aug. 24 to Sept. 5.

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Blue Impulse flyover ahead of Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony

The five Olympic rings are formed with smoke by the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force's Blue Impulse aerobatic team in the skies over central Tokyo on July 23, 2021, ahead of the Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony later in the day.

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Blue Impulse flyover ahead of Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony

People watch the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force's Blue Impulse aerobatic team form the five Olympic rings with smoke in the skies over central Tokyo on July 23, 2021, ahead of the Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony later in the day.

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Blue Impulse flyover ahead of Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony

People watch the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force's Blue Impulse aerobatic team form the five Olympic rings with smoke in the skies over central Tokyo on July 23, 2021, ahead of the Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony later in the day.

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Blue Impulse flyover ahead of Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony

The five Olympic rings are formed with smoke by the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force's Blue Impulse aerobatic team in the skies over central Tokyo on July 23, 2021, ahead of the Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony later in the day.

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Blue Impulse flyover ahead of Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force's Blue Impulse aerobatic team skywriting the five Olympic rings with smoke over central Tokyo on July 23, 2021, ahead of the Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony later in the day.

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Blue Impulse flyover ahead of Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony

The five Olympic rings are formed with smoke by the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force's Blue Impulse aerobatic team in the skies over central Tokyo on July 23, 2021, ahead of the Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony later in the day.

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Blue Impulse rehearsal for Tokyo Olympics

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force's Blue Impulse aerobatic team drawing the five Olympic rings with smoke in the sky over central Tokyo on July 21, 2021, in rehearsal for performance planned on July 23, the day of the Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony.

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15-year-old Sugihara bound for worlds, Uchimura wins again

Kohei Uchimura performs on the rings during the NHK Cup gymnastic competition at Tokyo's Yoyogi National Gymnasium on May 17, 2015. Five-time defending all-around world champion Uchimura won his seventh straight title. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Media rights group to protest during Olympic torch relay in Nagan

TOKYO, Japan - Robert Menard, secretary general of the media rights group Reporters without Borders, points to a black T-shirt with the five Olympic rings transformed into handcuffs during a news conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on April 25. Menard said the group will hold a pro-Tibetan protest peacefully and respect Japanese laws during the Beijing Olympic torch relay in Nagano City on April 26. (Kyodo)

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The hour bell and the five-story pagoda,Sensoji Temple

The five-story pagoda seen from the hour bell at Bentenyama. Since people did not use clocks in the Edo Period, they confirmed the time of day by listening to the temple bell. The bell was struck three times before the hour was announced. Thus, nine rings meant six o'clock in the morning. Taken by Uchida Kuichi in 1872 or 1873. It was later tinted and sold as a Yokohama photograph.==Date:unknown, Place:Tokyo, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number87‐6‐0]

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St. Pancras International in London

LONDON, Britain - Photo shows the five rings, the symbols of the Olympic, displayed at St. Pancras International station in London on July 7, 2011, about a year before the opening of the London 2012 Olympic Games. (Kyodo)

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100 days to go until London Olympics

LONDON, Britain - Photo taken on April 18, 2012, shows the five rings, symbols of the Olympic, displayed at St. Pancras International Station in London. April 18 marks 100 days to the start of the London Olympics. (Kyodo)

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100 days to go until London Olympics

LONDON, Britain - Photo taken on April 18, 2012, shows the five rings, symbols of the Olympic, displayed at St. Pancras International Station in London. April 18 marks 100 days to the start of the London Olympics. (Kyodo)

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100 days to go until London Olympics

LONDON, Britain - Photo taken on April 18, 2012, shows the five rings, symbols of the Olympic, displayed at St. Pancras International Station in London. April 18 marks 100 days to the start of the London Olympics. (Kyodo)

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'Five rings' on River Thames

LONDON, Britain - A barge carrying a huge Olympic symbol floats on the River Thames in London on Feb. 28, 2012, 150 days before the opening of the Summer Olympics. To the right is Tower Bridge. (Kyodo)

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500 days until Tokyo Olympics

The Tokyo Skytree is lit in the five colors that represent those of the Olympic rings -- blue, black, yellow, green and red -- on March 12, 2019, exactly 500 days before the opening of the Olympics in the Japanese capital. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Bodybuilding Competition In Beijing

BEIJING, CHINA - OCTOBER 21, 2020 - A fitness enthusiast wears a tattoo of the five Olympic rings on his back in Beijing, China, October 21, 2020. Bodybuilding enthusiasts took part in the bodybuilding competition held by China Fit.

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Tokyo's Odaiba waterfront area

A monument showing the five Olympic rings is lit up at Odaiba Marine Park in Tokyo on Jan. 24, 2020, six months before the scheduled start of the Tokyo Olympics, using light-emitting diodes. The monument floats on the water on a concrete platform, with the Rainbow Bridge, which links the Odaiba waterfront area to the rest of Tokyo, in the background. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo's Odaiba waterfront area

A monument showing the five Olympic rings is lit up and fireworks are launched at Odaiba Marine Park in Tokyo on Jan. 24, 2020, six months before the scheduled start of the Tokyo Olympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo's Odaiba waterfront area

A monument showing the five Olympic rings is lit up at Odaiba Marine Park in Tokyo on Jan. 24, 2020, six months before the scheduled start of the Tokyo Olympics, using light-emitting diodes. The monument floats on the water on a concrete platform, with the Rainbow Bridge, which links the Odaiba waterfront area to the rest of Tokyo, in the background. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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2 years until Tokyo Olympics

Photo shows Tokyo Tower being lit up in the five colors representing the Olympic rings on July 24, 2018, marking the start of the two-year countdown to the 2020 Olympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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2 years until Tokyo Olympics

The Tokyo Skytree broadcasting tower is lit up in the five colors representing the Olympic rings on July 24, 2018, marking the start of the two-year countdown to the 2020 Olympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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2 years until Tokyo Olympics

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the Tokyo Skytree broadcasting tower being lit up in the five colors representing the Olympic rings on July 24, 2018, marking the start of the two-year countdown to the 2020 Olympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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2 years until Tokyo Olympics

The Tokyo Skytree broadcasting tower is lit up in the five colors representing the Olympic rings on July 24, 2018, marking the start of the two-year countdown to the 2020 Olympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo