LIVE blog: Tokyo Olympics 2020 Opening Ceremony| OlympicsThe Tokyo Olympics opens with a ceremony reflecting a Games like no other, walking a fine line between celebrating the feats of the world's best athletes while acknowledging the global hardship caused by the coronavirus pandemic. I am Robin Toskin inside Tokyo Olympic Stadium in JapanThe opening ceremony begins at 8pm Tokyo time, exactly at 2pm East Africa Time. So, officially these games are called the 2020 Tokyo Olympics or simply Tokyo 2020. [REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth]5:13pm: The Tokyo 2020 Olympics Opening Ceremony - Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan - July 23, 2021. The Tokyo 2020 Olympics Opening Ceremony - Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan - July 23, 2021 General view inside the stadium before the opening ceremony [Robin Toskin]1:30pm: US First Lady Jill Biden arrives for the opening ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

Source: Standard Digital July 23, 2021 10:56 UTC