The Games of the 𝑿𝑿𝑿𝑰𝑰 Olympiad are officially open! #Tokyo2020 All connected Handshake🕙

 

Tokyo2020

The Games of the 𝑿𝑿𝑿𝑰𝑰 Olympiad are officially open! #Tokyo2020

 

All connected Handshake🕙

Opening Ceremony, a moment of silence was called to remember the global victims of the Covid-19 pandemic.

After more than half a century, the Olympic Games have returned to Tokyo. Now everybody  will do everything in our power to make this Games a source of pride for generations to come." - #Tokyo2020 President HASHIMOTO Seiko

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It's only just begun.... #Tokyo2020 | #UnitedByEmotion | #StrongerTogether | 

The variety and beauty of the costumes worn at the #Tokyo2020 #OpeningCeremony is indescribable. 

The Japanese flagFlag of Japan has entered the Olympic stadium Stadium at the #Tokyo2020

Apart, but not alone. 

With the emergence of COVID-19, many athletes had to train for this moment in isolation. But they were always connected by their hope and shared passion. Red heart

Just getting startedhe #Olympics cauldron for #Tokyo2020 has been lit! #OpeningCeremony Fire.

@naomiosaka

is your final Olympic flame torchbearer and has lit the #Olympics cauldron 

For many people around the world, needs  WORDS  to describe this moment

Regular Pictograms

White heavy check markKinetic Pictograms 

... and now Human Pictograms Star-struck

That's no moon…it's a #Tokyo2020 drone display! Astonished face.

emblem at the #Olympics #OpeningCeremony  

Composed of three varieties of rectangular shapes, the design represents different countries, cultures, ways of thinking and incorporates the message “Unity in Diversity.” Handshake.

It is time for the #Tokyo2020  Parade of Athletes Waving hand

As is custom, GreeceFlag of Greece are the first nation to enter the Olympic Stadium at the #OpeningCeremony ...

Gambatte! 頑張って! Flag of JapanFlag of JapanFlag of Japan

Japan has entered the Olympic Stadium, completing the parade of athletes at the #OpeningCeremony.

All this music sounds familiar!Thinking face

Anyone know where it's fromRed question mark ornament ...

Fireworks Technician: Hey #Tokyo2020 how much fireworks do you wantRed question mark ornament

Tokyo 2020: Yes.

The Refugee Olympic Team enter the #Tokyo2020 #OpeningCeremony

For the second time in history, the #Olympics will welcome the 

@RefugeesOlympic

 Team

Miraitowa the personage  was all dressed up and ready for the OpeningCeremony! Kimono...

So...

 Is the first Asian tournament since Shenzhen and Hua Hin in Jan & Feb 2020 ... if you consider a tournament of this big scale, you need to go back to fall of 2019 - Wuhan, Beijing & WTA Finals Shenzhen, ngl it feels weird to have tennis going on in a similar time zone...

Reapet:

1月と2月の深センとホアヒン以来の最初のアジアのトーナメントです...この大規模なトーナメントを検討する場合は、2019年秋に戻る必要があります-武漢、北京、WTAファイナルズ深セン、nglは奇妙に感じます同様のタイムゾーンでのテニス

Calendar 

Olympics are finally here. With the opening ceremony in the books, the events of the 2020 Games have officially begun -- one year after they were supposed to. The COVID-19 pandemic forced the Games to be pushed to summer of 2021. 

Following the ceremony, which began at 7 a.m. ET Friday, there will be a break in the action from Tokyo. Then 12 hours later, the action will resume on Friday night (Saturday morning in Japan) with preliminary round action of beach volleyball.

 Below are some highlight from the opening ceremonies, followed by the entire schedule for the first day of the games.

Day 1 - July 23

2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics opening ceremony - 6:55 a.m.

Men's and Women's beach volleyball preliminary rounds - 8 p.m.

Men's gymnastics qualification - 9 p.m.

3x3 Basketball Men's and Women's pool play -  9:15 p.m.  

Men's and Women's Boxing preliminary rounds - 10 p.m.

Men's and Women's tennis, first round - 10 p.m.

Swimming finals - Men's and Women's 400m individual medley, Men's and Women's 400m freestyle, Women's 4x100m relay 9:30 p.m.

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