After a one-year pandemic delay, the Tokyo Olympics began with a scaled back but still celebratory opening ceremony themed "United by Emotion." Held amid tens of thousands of empty seats in Tokyo’s Olympic Stadium, only about 900 dignitaries and other officials attended the event because of COVID-19 precautions.
In Pictures: 2020 Olympics Opening Ceremony
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Police officers try to push back protesters outside the stadium Olympic Stadium in Tokyo, Japan - July 23, 2021.
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French President Emmanuel Macron wearing a protective face mask during the Olympics Opening Ceremony in Tokyo, Japan - July 23, 2021.
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A dancer performs during the opening ceremony in the Olympic Stadium at the 2020 Summer Olympics, July 23, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan.
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A performer runs on a treadmill during the opening ceremony for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Summer Games at Olympic Stadium.
