One year later than originally planned, the Tokyo Olympics finally-officially-starting today Opening ceremony.
There is no lack of uncertainty and controversy in the preparations for these Olympics. Due to the impact of Covid-19, the Japanese capital is still in a state of emergency.
In the next two weeks, in addition to 26 games, fans will be absent from all games, and athletes themselves face many restrictions.
Nevertheless, Tokyo is still determined to host an unforgettable Olympic Games, starting with the opening ceremony at 12 noon British Summer Time, which will last about three hours.
The concept of “Going Forward” and the theme of “Unity by Emotion” are expected to occupy a prominent position in today’s show, and most of the details remain strictly confidential as usual.
Athletes from 205 participating countries and the IOC refugee Olympic team will enter the Olympic main stadium this afternoon. Sailor Hannah Mills and rower Moe Sbihi (won the gold medal in Rio de Janeiro five years ago) are selected The flag of the GB team.
With the official start of the Olympic Games in Tokyo, please pay attention to all the gatherings and spectacles…
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Geraint Thomas delivered the final blow for Olympic glory.
Despite winning two gold medals in the team pursuit as part of the GB team winning the 2008 Beijing and 2012 London Olympics, the 35-year-old player from Cardiff has not yet completed his mission at the Olympics.
In the Rio de Janeiro race in 2016, Thomas crashed 10 kilometers away from the road race where he appeared to have a chance to win a medal.
“I don’t suffer from insomnia because of it now, but it’s there. This is a great opportunity,” Thomas said. “This is so frustrating, I want to change it on Saturday.”
Register at 3 o’clock tomorrow morning to see if he can get rid of the ghost of five years ago.
Joining the GB team are Adam and Simon Yates and Tao Geoghegan Hart.
Light at the end of the tunnel
With the Olympic flame entering the stadium, we are about to usher in the finals.
From nurse to former baseball star, Japanese Grand Slam tennis champion Naomi Osaka finally played a key role in lighting the torch.
It sits on top of a mini volcanic structure in the center of the stadium.
When Osaka arrived, the stairs opened and the white ball at the top opened.
The tennis star climbed to the top of the mountain and performed the moment we have been waiting for. She lowered the flame, then lit the cauldron.
The Olympic flame is still alive and burning. One year has passed. If it weren’t for the Covid disaster, it should have been ignited.
After a difficult year, Naomi Osaka took center stage in this most unusual opening ceremony and performed well.
Fireworks erupted from the roof of the stadium again, and the world now knows that the Olympics has officially started.
For the wings of a dove
We are now advancing at an extremely fast pace.
We just had thousands of paper pigeons falling from the sky.
The imitated TV crew reappeared in a tune that sounded familiar to me. Perhaps another video game by a young man who went astray?
Now we are browsing the pictograms used to represent every Olympic event since the 1964 Tokyo Olympics.
You better believe that they are performing in the stadium, equipped with tilted cameras to cover every sport you will see on the screen next week.
All this is impressive, but the actors in blue tights just dropped one of their props. I believe the rest will be on site.
Run it on the Olympic flagpole
Emperor Naruhito announced the official opening of the Olympic Games.
The Olympic flag-five rings of different colors representing all countries in the world-is walking into the center of the stadium.
It is carried by athletes from all over the world and passed to basic workers in Tokyo who have worked during the Covid pandemic.
They passed it to officials of the Japanese Self-Defense Forces, who walked it up a short flight of steps, attached it to a flagpole, and lifted it high while playing the Olympic anthem.
If there are spectators in the stadium, you will feel people applauding and cheering, I dare say this moment.
Bach in the game
Thomas Bach, President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), is speaking.
He said, “This is the unifying power of sports, this is the message of unity, peace and resilience.”
He said that this Olympics will be “different”, but “we can only be together because of you, our kind Japanese host and people.”
He continued to thank the Japanese people for “bringing the Olympic spirit back to Tokyo…with unprecedented challenges.”
Thomas Bach (left)
/ Pool/AFP via Getty ImagesImagination is ringing around the arena
It’s time for the “imagination” of John Lennon and Yoko Ono to be sung by artists from all over the world and representatives from all continents.
Highlights include the appearances of John Legend and Keith Urban.
This is a good cover version, and I hope it won’t arouse backlash like last year’s celebrity Zoom version. do you remember? !
Pictured: the majestic drone globe
I told you this is great, isn’t it? Take a look. That’s great.
This is not one, not two, but *three* shots of the Earth from a large drone in the sky of Tokyo…
Unity in diversity illuminates the sky of Tokyo
The performers are back on the stage and we are now enjoying a clip called “Unity in Diversity”.
It started as a pantomime performance of an interesting news report, and now some of us are dancing around huge boxes of different colors.
We have it-the emblem of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games was unveiled on the stadium. It was replicated in the sky by 1,800 drones, which turned indigo blue against the night sky. It has the shape of the earth.
If you like lights and/or air shows, it must be like all your Christmas is here at once. Yes, that.
Entry of Japanese athletes
Therefore, after watching 205 athlete delegations from all over the world enter the Olympic Stadium, it is finally time to host Japan.
That’s it. We finally saw them.
Now is the time for athletes, referees and coaches to take the Olympic oath.
Japan team
/ Getty ImagesProtests outside the stadium came one after another
For those who have insisted on us since this morning, you will see protesters gathering in Tokyo.
Even with the increase in Covid cases, many Japanese are opposed to hosting the Olympics.
The police have now entered, and there has been a confrontation between the demonstrators and the police.
