Tokyo Olympics End With Closing Ceremony, as US TV Ratings See Decline

General view during the Closing Ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium in Tokyo on Aug. 8, 2021. Francois Nel/Getty Images

The International Olympic Committee declared the Tokyo Olympics officially closed, with officials claiming the Games were a success, despite the pandemic.

The Olympics and its closing ceremony, with the theme “Worlds We Share,” were held in the middle of a resurgent COVID-19 pandemic and have been rejected by many Japanese citizens.