Tokyo marks Olympics opening ceremony with fireworksICYMI: Fireworks in indigo and white marked the start of the opening ceremony for the Tokyo Olympics. Normally a star-studded display, it paid tribute to medical workers as athletes from across the world paraded into an almost empty stadium amid the Covid-19 pandemic. https://str.sg/33bT Video: Reuters
Posted by The Straits Times on Friday, 23 July 2021
Segment features athlete training on a treadmill in the dark as a nod to the pandemic;
Osaka lights the cauldron;
Japan’s Emperor declares Games Open
Osaka lights the cauldron;
Japan’s Emperor declares Games Open