Weightlifter Kuo Hsing-chun, front center left, and tennis player Lu Yen-hsu carry the Taiwanese Olympic team flag as they lead their delegation during the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo yesterday. The restrictions made for an opening ceremony that was far from the usual exuberant celebration. Fireworks are set off during the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics in the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo yesterday. The ceremony wove together references to Japan’s traditional crafts and its globally adored video games, with athletes entering to theme music from famed titles. Small groups of protesters demonstrated against the Games outside the stadium as the ceremony began, but their chants were drowned out as the music started.

Source: Taipei Times July 23, 2021 15:56 UTC