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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Yusra Mardini and Tachlowini Gabriyesos of the Refugee Olympic Team carry the Olympic flag during the opening ceremony in the Olympic Stadium at the 2020 Summer Olympics, July 23, 2021.
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Dancers perform in front of the Olympic rings during the opening ceremony in the Olympic Stadium at the 2020 Summer Olympics, July 23, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan.
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Natalia Santos of Angola, carry her country's flag during the opening ceremony in the Olympic Stadium at the 2020 Summer Olympics, July 23, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan.
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Sue Bird and Eddy Alvares, of the U.S., carry their country's flag during the opening ceremony in the Olympic Stadium at the 2020 Summer Olympics, July 23, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan.
