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The French Aerial Patrol fly by the Eiffel Tower and over the Olympics fan zone in Paris, Sunday, Aug. 8, 2021. Celebrations were held in Paris Sunday as part of the handover ceremony of Tokyo 2020 to Paris 2024, as Paris will be the next Summer Games host in 2024. The passing of the hosting baton will be split between the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo and a public party and concert in Paris. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)
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Gold medalist Guillaume Chaine of France holds a French flag as he arrives at Paris' Olympics fan zone to watch the closing ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 games, in front of the Eiffel Tower, at Trocadero Gardens in Paris, France, August 8, 2021. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier
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Spectators gather at the Olympics fan zone in the Trocadero Gardens in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, Sunday, Aug. 8, 2021. Celebrations were held in Paris Sunday as part of the handover ceremony of Tokyo 2020 to Paris 2024, as Paris will be the next Summer Games host in 2024. The passing of the hosting baton will be split between the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo and a public party and concert in Paris. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)
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Silver medalist Ysaora Thibus of France takes a photo as she arrives at Paris' Olympics fan zone to watch the closing ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 games, in front of the Eiffel Tower, at Trocadero Gardens in Paris, France, August 8, 2021. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier
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A woman speaks with a small girl holding French flags as they sit in the Olympics fan zone at the Trocadero Gardens in Paris, Sunday, Aug. 8, 2021. Celebrations were held in Paris Sunday as part of the handover ceremony of Tokyo 2020 to Paris 2024, as Paris will be the next Summer Games host in 2024. The passing of the hosting baton will be split between the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo and a public party and concert in Paris. (AP Photo/Adrienne Surprenant)
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Gold medalist Guillaume Chaine of France is thrown in the air by other medalists as he arrives at Paris' Olympics fan zone to watch the closing ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 games, in front of the Eiffel Tower, at Trocadero Gardens in Paris, France, August 8, 2021. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier
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Silver medalist Charlotte Lembach of France holds a French flag as she arrives at Paris' Olympics fan zone to watch the closing ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 games at Trocadero Gardens in Paris, France, August 8, 2021. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier
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A spectator wears a Lionel Messi soccer jersey as he walks in the Olympics fan zone in the Trocadero Gardens in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, Sunday, Aug. 8, 2021. Celebrations were held in Paris Sunday as part of the handover ceremony of Tokyo 2020 to Paris 2024, as Paris will be the next Summer Games host in 2024. The passing of the hosting baton will be split between the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo and a public party and concert in Paris. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)
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Samir Ait Said of France holds a French flag as he arrives at Paris' Olympics fan zone to watch the closing ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 games, in front of the Eiffel Tower, at Trocadero Gardens in Paris, France, August 8, 2021. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier
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French Olympic medalists cheer the crowd at Paris' Olympics fan zone at Trocadero Gardens, where the closing ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 games is displayed, in Paris, France, August 8, 2021. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier
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The French Aerial Patrol fly by the Eiffel Tower and over the Olympics fan zone in Paris, Sunday, Aug. 8, 2021. Celebrations were held in Paris Sunday as part of the handover ceremony of Tokyo 2020 to Paris 2024, as Paris will be the next Summer Games host in 2024. The passing of the hosting baton will be split between the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo and a public party and concert in Paris. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)
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Spectators watch as Woodkid performs onstage at the the Olympics fan zone in the Trocadero Gardens in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, Sunday, Aug. 8, 2021. Celebrations were held in Paris Sunday as part of the handover ceremony of Tokyo 2020 to Paris 2024, as Paris will be the next Summer Games host in 2024. The passing of the hosting baton will be split between the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo and a public party and concert in Paris. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)
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People gather at Paris' Olympics fan zone to watch the closing ceremony of the Tokyo games, in front of the Eiffel Tower, at Trocadero Gardens in Paris, France, August 8, 2021. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier
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French singer Yoann Lemoine of the French band Woodkid performs on stage at the fan village of The Trocadero in front of The Eiffel Tower, in Paris on August 8, 2021 upon the transmission of the closing ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. (Photo by STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN / AFP)
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French singer Yoann Lemoine of the French band Woodkid performs on stage at the fan village of The Trocadero in front of The Eiffel Tower, in Paris on August 8, 2021 upon the transmission of the closing ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. (Photo by STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN / AFP)
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The French Aerial Patrol fly by the Eiffel Tower and over the Olympics fan zone in Paris, Sunday, Aug. 8, 2021. Celebrations were held in Paris Sunday as part of the handover ceremony of Tokyo 2020 to Paris 2024, as Paris will be the next Summer Games host in 2024. The passing of the hosting baton will be split between the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo and a public party and concert in Paris. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)
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Woodkid performs onstage in the Olympics fan zone at the Trocadero Gardens in Paris, Sunday, Aug. 8, 2021. Celebrations were held in Paris Sunday as part of the handover ceremony of Tokyo 2020 to Paris 2024, as Paris will be the next Summer Games host in 2024. The passing of the hosting baton will be split between the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo and a public party and concert in Paris. (AP Photo/Adrienne Surprenant)
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Silver medalist Kevin Mayer of France cheers the crowd as he arrives at Paris' Olympics fan zone to watch the closing ceremony of the Tokyo games, in front of the Eiffel Tower, at Trocadero Gardens in Paris, France, August 8, 2021. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier
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A woman performs on stage in the Olympics fan zone at the Trocadero Gardens in Paris, Sunday, Aug. 8, 2021. Celebrations were held in Paris Sunday as part of the handover ceremony of Tokyo 2020 to Paris 2024, as Paris will be the next Summer Games host in 2024. The passing of the hosting baton will be split between the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo and a public party and concert in Paris. (AP Photo/Adrienne Surprenant)
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French aerial patrol 'Patrouille de France' fly over the fan village of The Trocadero set in front of The Eiffel Tower, in Paris on August 8, 2021 upon the transmission of the closing ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. (Photo by STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN / AFP)
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Spectators watch as Woodkid performs onstage at the the Olympics fan zone in the Trocadero Gardens in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, Sunday, Aug. 8, 2021. Celebrations were held in Paris Sunday as part of the handover ceremony of Tokyo 2020 to Paris 2024, as Paris will be the next Summer Games host in 2024. The passing of the hosting baton will be split between the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo and a public party and concert in Paris. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)
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Paris welcomes handover of Olympic flag

Thousands of people, including medalists who have returned from Tokyo, gathered near the Eiffel Tower to welcome the handover of the Olympic flag to Paris, which will host the Games in 2024.