Tokyo Olympics will scale back the Opening and Closing Ceremonies due to the coronavirus

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The seven-member creative team for the Summer Olympics have been fired after working on the ceremonies for more than two years. The Tokyo Olympic Organizing Committee said Wednesday the delayed Olympics will have a "simpler" and closing ceremony due to the challenges from the coronavirus pandemic. "The ceremonies will still be a great celebration to be enjoyed by the athletes and watching world but will likely take a simpler and more restrained approach designed to reflect the overall simplification of the Games and the potential need to still consider COVID-19 countermeasures," the committee said in a statement.