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Olympic 'Games of New Horizons' Close in Pyeongchang

by VOA News

   Hailing the Pyeongchang Olympics as "the games of new horizons", the
   International Olympics Committee declared the 2018 winter games closed
   Sunday.

   In his speech at the Games' closing ceremony, IOC president Thomas Bach
   praised North and South Korea for marching together during the opening
   ceremony, saying, "You have shown how sport brings people together in
   our fragile world; you have shown how sport builds bridges," Bach told
   the Korean athletes.

   Bach handed the Olympic flag to the mayor of Beijing, which will host
   the next winter Olympics in 2022. The Chinese capital will be the first
   city to host both the summer and winter Olympic games, after it hosted
   the summer edition in 2008.

   Following his closing speech, Bach posed for photos with a few standout
   athletes, including Tongan cross-country skier Pita Taufatofua, who
   attended both ceremonies bare-chested, despite the cold.

   South Korean-Chinese boy band EXO performed for the closing ceremony,
   which included a drone show, fireworks, and the extinguishing of the
   Olympic torch.

   In Photos: Closing Ceremony of 2018 Winter Olympics