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Tokyo 2020 Olympics live updates: The games are now underway!
Tokyo 2020 Olympics live updates: The games are now underway!
Cork Gaines,Will MartinJul 23, 2021, 17:50 IST
Opening ceremony at the Olympic Stadium. Fireworks are lit over the stadium.Michael Kappeler/picture alliance via Getty Images
The Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics officially kicked off on Friday with the Opening Ceremony and the lighting of the Olympic Cauldron.
The ceremony has a different feel this year as the stadium is mostly empty except for some special dignitaries, including Dr. Jill Biden.
The big storyline to start the Olympics is still the risk of the spread of COVID-19 and how it will affect the games as nearly 100 athletes have already tested positive.
We will see the first 11 gold medals awarded in the coming hours (tomorrow in Japan, but later today in the United States). Here are the events that will award medals first:
Archery, mixed team
Cycling, men's road race
Fencing, women's epee individual
Fencing, men's saber individual
Judo, women's 48 kg
Judo, men's 60 kg
Shooting, men's 10-meter air pistol
Shooting, women's 10-meter air rifle
Taekwondo, men's 58 kg
Taekwondo, women's 49 kg
Weightlifting, women's 49 kg
The Parade of Nations is underway with Greece leading the way as usual.
Tokyo 2020 Opening Ceremony Parade of Nations
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Dr. Jill Biden is at the Opening Ceremony to represent the United States.
U.S. First Lady Jill Biden is at the Opening Ceremony to represent the United States.
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The Olympic Stadium in Tokyo sits empty just before the start of the Opening Ceremony.
The Olympic Stadium in Tokyo as it sits empty just before the start of the Opening Ceremony
Michael Kappeler/picture alliance via Getty Images)