With their flags unfurled and their faces clad in masks, athletes from over 200 countries marched around Tokyo's Olympic Stadium set to classic video game songs - a quintessential part of Japanese culture. Greece, home to the first Games held, led the pack in the world's first official introduction to this year's Olympians. Tokyo 2020 Olympics The Tokyo 2020 Olympics Opening Ceremony Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan. Related: The Tokyo Games finally got underway after a four-hour extravaganza before an audience of mostly empty seats. Naomi Osaka lights flame as Tokyo’s ‘games of hope’ open. Osaka reflected on her time in the Japanese capital in a lengthy post on Instagram. The tightly choreographed and well-rehearsed display of national pride culminated in a rollout of the Olympic rings, all made from the wood of trees that grew from seeds brought to the Japanese capital by athletes when it last hosted the Summer Games in 1964.Ī spectacular fireworks display erupted over the stadium following the performances. Tennis star Naomi Osaka has revealed she has regrets about the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. The ceremony then transitioned into another performance featuring dancers dressed like carpenters who built an Olympic village in honor of the Japanese arts. Aoki announced in October 2018 that it had become an 'official supporter' of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, allowing it to use the games emblems for business purposes and sell officially licensed products. Superstar tennis player Naomi Osaka said Thursday she intends to represent Japan at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo next year. However, the Japanese player was unable to convert the national goodwill into a victory, a surprise given her dominance on a hard court in recent years.
Image: Tokyo 2020 Olympics - The Tokyo 2020 Olympics Opening Ceremony (Phil Noble / Reuters) Osaka has been one of the faces of the Tokyo 2020 Games, and she had the honour of lighting the Olympic cauldron in last week’s opening ceremony.
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