<Anchor> The



first Olympics to be held in the era of Corona will be held in Tokyo, Japan shortly after.

The Republic of Korea will be the 103rd to enter the opening ceremony today (23rd), which will be held without spectators for the first time in history.

We are worried about not only the corona virus but also radiation, and it is a competition that has to endure even the heat, but I will cheer for the fruits of our players' sweat so far.



Today's first news This is reporter Kim Hyung-yeol



<Reporter> Although



'Together' was added to the Olympic slogan of 'Higher, faster, stronger', the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics, which could not all be together due to Corona 19, was held for about 3 hours under the theme of 'Being one with emotion'. loses.



It is expected that the stage will be decorated with calm emotions and meaning, such as the appearance of players overcoming difficult times due to the Corona 19 through home training.




The number of people entering the 'Flower of the Opening Ceremony' squad was greatly reduced.



For the first time, all participating countries have a joint jockey and



[

Soo

Bird became the US national team jockey]



. In some countries, including the US Soo Bird, there are also countries where a sexual minority takes the jockey.



The Korean delegation enters the 103rd, exactly in the middle, among all participating countries, with volleyball empress Kim Yeon-kyung and swimming star Hwang Seon-woo as riders.



[Hwang Seon-woo / Rider of the Korean squad: I'm so happy to be able to stand in a big place (called the Korean flag), and I'll have to go to the opening ceremony later and go strong.]




Eunji Lee, the youngest member of the Korean squad, celebrated her 15th birthday on the day of the opening ceremony, adding meaning to her first Olympic Games.



[Lee Eun-ji/Sooyoung National Team: I don't hang out with my mom and dad on my birthday, and now I'm at the Olympics. When I get home later, I hope it's full of presents. got it? With iPad]



Guinea decided to participate at the last minute, and 11,000 athletes from around the world, including refugee teams and 205 countries belonging to the IOC, excluding North Korea, take on the challenge for the fruits of their sweat over the past five years.



After many twists and turns, the Olympic Day began.



After a while, when the torch lights up the main stadium, a drama of emotion and passion unfolds for 17 days.



(Video coverage: Ho-Jun Choi, Hyun-Cheol Yang, Video editing: Young-Taek Oh)



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