Tokyo Olympic 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.