Protesters gather outside Tokyo stadium ahead of Olympics closing ceremony

Protesters gathered outside the Olympic stadium in Tokyo on Sunday ahead of the closing ceremony.

They chanted slogans and held up signs denouncing the Games. One banner read: ‘Olympics Kill the Poor’.

There were minor scuffles with police as the demonstrators were prevented from moving past a cordon.

The decision to go ahead with the Olympics was controversial in Japan because of the pandemic and the cost of staging the event.

Outside the Olympic bubble, Covid-19 cases have soared in Tokyo to daily record highs.