Every four years, the world it’s completely paralyzed. Nothing else matters, we’re all focused on witnessing the finest athletes on Earth in the Olympic Games, and Tokyo 2020 wasn’t the exception to that rule.

Broken records, injuries, tears of joy and sadness, and the world coming together to support one person for a couple of seconds. That’s the beauty of the Olympics and what makes them such aunique event.

But, as it happens with all good things, they eventually come to an end. So, after two weeks of magic, competition, and the creme of the crop of the sports industry going toe-to-toe, Tokyo 2020 has come to an end.

Funniest Memes And Reactions To Tokyo 2020’s Closing Ceremony

As it usually happens with these kinds of events, the closing ceremony was just top-notch. The Japanese committee once again showed its class and put an end to the games the only way they knew how.

But, also, as usual, the games and the ceremony prompted plenty of mixed reviews aroundsocial media, with millions of people speaking their mind on the matter- for the better or worse. That’s why we’ve gathered some of the funniest memes and reactions to it:

You may or may not like sports. You may not even know who the hell is that guy representing your country in a competition you don’t fully understand. Yet you can’t help but cry when he makes the podium.

The Olympic games have that magic, that mysticisim, that je ne sais quoithat makes them stand out above every single sports competition in the world. It’s been like that since the beginning of times and it’ll be like that for as long as mankind prevails. Nothing, not even a world pandemic could stop the games, and that’s a pretty nice metaphor for the human race as well.