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Tokyo Olympics Opening Ceremony Takes Place In NearEmpty Stadium
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Tokyo Olympics: Opening Ceremony Takes Place In Near-Empty Stadium
July 23, 2021 21:27
The Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony took place at the National Stadium, with only a few hundred dignitaries and officials present in the venue. (All images courtesy: AFP)
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The Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony began with plenty of fireworks at the National Stadium, on Friday.
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The Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony also saw plenty of creative performances by dancers and other artists.
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Emperor Naruhito and IOC chief Thomas Bach also graced the Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony with their presence on Friday.
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Before the parade began, the Japanese flag was also bought into the National Stadium during the opening ceremony.
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The Olympic Rings presented during the opening ceremony are made out of wood grown from trees that were planted by athletes during the 1964 Tokyo Olympics.
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Greece began the parade as usual during the opening ceremony, and India's flagbearers were Mary Kom and Manpreet Singh.
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Tonga had one of the most-catching flagbearers with athlete Pita Taufatofua leading his country shirtless.
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The opening ceremony also had drones form the shape of the earth and it adorned the sky above the National Stadium.
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Naomi Osaka ended the opening ceremony by lighting the Olympic Cauldron, at the National Stadium.
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