the next olympic games will be held in tokyo.
next olympic games will be held in which country?
tokyo
in 1959, the non-racial south african sports association (sasa) was formed to secure the rights of all players on the global field. after meeting with no success in its endeavours to attain credit by collaborating with white establishments, sasa approached the international olympic committee (ioc) in 1962, calling for south africa's expulsion from the olympic games. the ioc sent south africa a caution to the effect that, if there were no changes, they would be barred from competing at the 1964 olympic games in tokyo. the changes were initiated, and in january 1963, the south african non-racial olympic committee (sanroc) was set up. the anti-apartheid movement persisted in its campaign for south africa's exclusion, and the ioc acceded in barring the country from the 1964 olympic games. south africa selected a multi-racial team for the next olympic games, and the ioc opted for incorporation in the 1968 mexico city olympic games. because of protests from aams and african nations, however, the ioc was forced to retract the invitation.
apartheid
the closing ceremony of the olympic games takes place after all sporting events have concluded. flag-bearers from each participating country enter the stadium, followed by the athletes who enter together, without any national distinction. three national flags are hoisted while the corresponding national anthems are played: the flag of the current host country; the flag of greece, to honour the birthplace of the olympic games; and the flag of the country hosting the next summer or winter olympic games. the president of the organising committee and the ioc president make their closing speeches, the games are officially closed, and the olympic flame is extinguished. in what is known as the antwerp ceremony, the mayor of the city that organised the games transfers a special olympic flag to the president of the ioc, who then passes it on to the mayor of the city hosting the next olympic games. the next host nation then also briefly introduces itself with artistic displays of dance and theatre representative of its culture.
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