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TOKYO: The Tokyo 2020 Olympic rings monument was removed from its display spot in Odaiba waterfront on Tokyo Bay this morning. It will be replaced by the monument of the Paralympic Games, referred to as the three agitos, which will take place on August 23, 2021.

These five colored rings were moved in the morning of Wednesday and scheduled to reach Yokohama Bay in the afternoon. 

In scorching heat, some journalists and tourists gathered on spots overlooking the waterfront and the landmark Tokyo Rainbow Bridge to watch the spectacle of the tugs which moored the barge with these monumental five Olympic rings while workers stood on it.

Helicopters flew over the scene, and some onlookers took the chance to take one last selfie as the barge glided over the water towards Yokohama in the opposite direction of the Rainbow Bridge.

During the Olympics, Odaiba’s rings were a delight and joy for photographers and tourists. The rings were one of the few public privileges for the first Olympics that saw no spectators.