At the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics held on the night of the 23rd, the first silence was held for the Israeli team who died during the 1972 Munich Games.
At the 1972 Munich Olympics in Germany, the Israeli team's dormitory in the Olympic Village was attacked by Palestinian armed groups, killing 11 athletes and coaches.
At the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Games held on the 23rd, the incident was introduced in the announcement in the hall, and after the actor Moriyama Mirai, who had also honed her dance skills in Israel, performed a performance, a silence was offered. rice field.
Israeli Prime Minister Bennett wrote on Twitter, "Welcome to this important and historic moment. I want the deceased to sleep peacefully."
According to Israeli media, the bereaved family of the case had previously asked the IOC = International Olympic Committee to remain silent at the opening ceremony, but this is the first time it has happened.
Just before the Games, Kentaro Kobayashi, the show director of the opening ceremony, was dismissed in the past for using lines to ward off the genocide of Jews by Nazi Germany, but at the opening ceremony 90 An Israeli team of people marched in as scheduled.