This was reported by the Directorate of Public Relations of the First Channel, a statement of which is transmitted by TASS.

The opening ceremony for the Tokyo Games will be held on July 23.

The broadcast will begin at 14:00 Moscow time.

The Olympics, postponed from 2020 to 2021 due to the coronavirus infection pandemic, will last until August 8.

Earlier it became known who can carry the banner of the Russian national team at the opening of the Games in Tokyo.