Fireworks light up Tokyo as it prepares to douse Olympic flame ...Egypt

TOKYO, Aug 8 (Reuters) – Fireworks lit up the night sky above Tokyo on Sunday as Japan prepared to douse its Olympic flame and close a Games that were nearly unravelled by the pandemic and were transformed by the drama of politics, dazzling sport and deeply personal turmoil. A volley of white-and-gold fireworks streaked above the nearly empty Olympic Stadium, emphasizing again the oddity of an Olympic Games held without spectators. The Olympics were originally intended to show Japan’s recovery from a devastating earthquake, tsunami and nuclear crisis in 2011. After being postponed for a year, organizers said they would be held as a symbol of the world’s triumph over the pandemic. But without

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