Tokyo Olympics 2020 begins; here're some stunning images from Opening Ceremony
With a blaze of indigo and white fireworks lighting the night sky, the Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony has started on July 23. It began with a single female athlete at the center of the stadium, kneeling. As she stood, the shadow behind her took the shape of a seedling, growing as she walked. A number of athletes were featured in a video that started with the moment Tokyo won the Olympic bid in 2013, then eventually to images of a world silenced by the pandemic. Games, which was halted by the global coronavirus outbreak, began under heavy restriction amid the pandemic. Take a sneak peek inside the opening ceremony.
Japan's Naomi Osaka ligh the cauldron during the opening ceremony in the Olympic Stadium at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. (Image: AP)
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The Olympic flame burns during the opening ceremony in the Olympic Stadium at the 2020 Summer Olympics. (Image: AP)
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Fireworks are seen during the opening ceremony at the Olympic Stadium at the 2020 Summer Olympics. (Image: AP)
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An actor performs during the opening ceremony in the Olympic Stadium at the 2020 Summer Olympics. (Image: AP)
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Actors, center, perform during the opening ceremony in the Olympic Stadium at the 2020 Summer Olympics. (Image: AP)
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Fireworks go off at the start of the opening ceremony in the Olympic Stadium at the 2020 Summer Olympics. (Image: AP)
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Fireworks illuminate over the National Stadium during the opening ceremony of 2020 Tokyo Olympics views from Shibuya Sky observation deck. (Image: AP)
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President of the International Olympic Committee Thomas Bach and others stand during the opening ceremony at the Olympic Stadium at the 2020 Summer Olympics. (Image: AP)
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Officials raise the flag of Japan during the opening ceremony in the Olympic Stadium at the 2020 Summer Olympics. (Image: AP)
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The cauldron sits near a stage during the opening ceremony in an empty Olympic Stadium at the 2020 Summer Olympics. (Image: AP)
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Dancers perform during the opening ceremony in the Olympic Stadium at the 2020 Summer Olympics. (Image: AP)
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Actors perform during the opening ceremony at the Olympic Stadium at the 2020 Summer Olympics. (Image: AP)
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Drones perform above the stadium during the opening ceremony in the Olympic Stadium at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. (Image: AP)
