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Summer Olympics officially opens in Tokyo

By Associated Press

July 23, 2021

Summer Olympics

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President of the IOC Thomas Bach, left, and Japan's Emperor Naruhito wave during the opening ceremony in the Olympic Stadium at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 23, in Tokyo, Japan.
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First lady of the United States Jill Biden waves during the opening ceremony in the Olympic Stadium at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 23, in Tokyo, Japan.
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A torch bearer passes the Olympic flame during the opening ceremony in the Olympic Stadium at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 23, in Tokyo, Japan.
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Japan's Naomi Osaka greets children from the Fukushima prefecture before lighting the cauldron during the opening ceremony in the Olympic Stadium at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 23, in Tokyo, Japan.
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Japan's Naomi Osaka reacts after lighting the cauldron during the opening ceremony in the Olympic Stadium at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 23, in Tokyo, Japan.
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The Olympic cauldron gets lit at Yume no Ohashi bridge after the opening ceremony at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 23, in Tokyo, Japan.
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Hiromi performs during the opening ceremony in the Olympic Stadium at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 23, in Tokyo, Japan.
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Sue Bird and Eddy Alvarez, of the United States of America, carry their country's flag during the opening ceremony at the Olympic Stadium at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 23, in Tokyo.
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Tilali Scanlan and Tanumafili Malietoa Jungblut, of American Samoa, carry their country's flag during the opening ceremony in the Olympic Stadium at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 23, in Tokyo, Japan.
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Members of Team Ghana arrive during the opening ceremony in the Olympic Stadium at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 23, in Tokyo, Japan.
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Members of Team Colombia arrive during the opening ceremony in the Olympic Stadium at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 23, in Tokyo, Japan.
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Members of Team Kenya walk during the opening ceremony in the Olympic Stadium at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 23, in Tokyo, Japan.
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The Olympic flame burns during the opening ceremony in the Olympic Stadium at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 23, in Tokyo, Japan.
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The Olympic flame burns during the opening ceremony in the Olympic Stadium at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 23, in Tokyo, Japan.
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Dancers perform during the opening ceremony in the Olympic Stadium at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 23, in Tokyo, Japan.
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The Olympic Cauldron is lit during the opening ceremony in the Olympic Stadium at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 23, in Tokyo, Japan.
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A member of Team Turkmenistan waves flags during the opening ceremony in the Olympic Stadium at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 23, in Tokyo, Japan.
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Fireworks illuminate the sky over the Olympic Stadium as the Olympic Cauldron is lit at the end of the opening ceremony in at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 23, in Tokyo, Japan.
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Fireworks illuminate over the National Stadium during the opening ceremony of the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 23, in Tokyo.
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Anti-Olympic protestors demonstrate near the National Stadium in Tokyo, Japan where the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics took place, Friday, July 23.

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