On July 22, local time, the Olympic rings were set against the sunset glow. The ring symbol was located in Odaiba Marina Park, Tokyo Bay, Japan.

Photo by China News Agency reporter Tomita

　　Chinanews client, July 23, 7 pm Beijing time on the 23rd, the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympic Games officially kicked off at the Tokyo New National Stadium.

Due to the impact of the epidemic, no spectators entered the opening ceremony.

The delegations will be led by the double flag bearers, and will appear in front of the screen under the attention of audiences from all over the world.

　　In March last year, the Tokyo Olympic Games was postponed for one year due to the epidemic.

After a year of unremitting efforts, the Tokyo Olympics was finally held. The themes of the opening ceremony of this Olympics are: Moving Forward and United by Emotion.

　　The most symbolic and ceremonial part of the opening ceremony was the oath.

At the opening ceremony, in order to emphasize the importance of unity, tolerance, non-discrimination and equality, the number of oaths increased from 3 to 6 in the past, including 2 athletes, 2 coaches and 2 referees, all men and women. One.

In addition, the Olympic oath has also been substantially revised.

　　After the athletes, referees and coaches have taken the oath, the Olympic Games will officially open.

When the torch comes to the Olympic Stadium and the Olympic torch is lit, there will be a simple and wonderful cultural performance.

　　According to media reports, in order to prevent and control the epidemic and control costs, the Tokyo Olympic Organizing Committee stated that the format of the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games will be greatly simplified, and more use of light and shadow technology will be used to present wonderful content instead of actual decoration.

At the same time, the theme of the opening ceremony will revolve around the idea that through the active performance of athletes and the power of sports, the Olympic Games can bring new hope and encouragement to people all over the world.

　　Affected by the epidemic, the opening ceremony was held without spectators. There were 950 Olympic-related personnel and dignitaries from various countries who attended the opening ceremony.

Among them, 800 are from overseas and 150 are from Japan.

The completion ceremony of the Japan National Arena, the main venue of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games, was held.

This will be the venue for the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics.

　　Before the opening, the content of the ceremony has been kept secret.

According to Kyodo News, through the previously announced lineup of the main creative team and interviews with related personnel, the performance may incorporate "pop culture" such as anime games that show contemporary Japanese culture.

　　In addition, the ignition of the torch in the highlight moment of the opening ceremony also attracted much attention.

Unlike previous Olympics, the Tokyo Olympic Torch Tower is far away from the Olympic Stadium and is located on the waterfront of Tokyo.

　　The last torchbearer of the 1964 Tokyo Olympics was Yoshinori Sakai, who was born on August 6, 1945 when the atomic bombing of Hiroshima was born, and was a first-year student at Waseda University.

In recent Olympics, most of the country’s famous athletes are also responsible for this task.

　　Kyodo News reported that based on the statements of relevant people, it can be guessed that the Olympic Games may use familiar original athletes.

Data map: Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, the Tokyo Olympic Games sailing, football, baseball and other competitions will be held here.

The picture shows the giant Olympic rings glowing in the night at Yokohama Port.

Image source: ICphoto

　　On the 23rd, the arrival ceremony of the torch relay was held at the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building's Tomin Plaza.

The relay was launched in Fukushima Prefecture on March 25, with approximately 10,000 torchbearers aged from 12 to 109. The torch passed 121 days to 47 prefectures and prefectures.

At the opening ceremony, the torch will light the torch platform and burn until the end of the Olympic Games.

　　According to the latest edition of the Olympic Epidemic Prevention Manual, each delegation's admission queue must be kept at a distance of 2 meters, so the overall time is expected to be extended by 30 minutes.

The Chinese Olympic delegation will enter the 110th place.

In addition, Greece will be the first to play, and host Japan will be the last. The order of the remaining delegations will be arranged in the order of the Japanese "Kana syllabary".

　　Earlier, the Chinese Olympic Committee announced that the Chinese women's volleyball team leader Zhu Ting and Taekwondo Olympic champion Zhao Shuai will serve as flag bearers; while the host Japanese delegation will be jointly served by basketball player Hachimura and Wrestling World Champion Susaki Yui.

Data map: On July 19, the Chinese women's volleyball team participating in the Tokyo Olympics arrived at Tokyo Narita Airport.

The picture shows Zhu Ting arriving in Tokyo.

Photo by China News Agency reporter Han Haidan

　　The Tokyo Olympics will be held from July 23 to August 8, lasting 17 days.

After 5 new events including skateboarding, surfing, and karate were added, the Tokyo Olympics had 33 major events and 339 gold medals were finally produced.

Due to the relatively long game process, events including football and softball have already started before the opening ceremony.

　　According to the secretary-general of the Chinese sports delegation, as of July 23, 515 people from the Chinese sports delegation have arrived in Japan to participate in the Tokyo Olympics.

According to the Tokyo Olympics schedule, 262 people in 12 events are planned to arrive in Japan one after another.

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