Tokyo 2020
Tokyo Olympics: Day 0, July 23 LIVE —Opening ceremony LIVE — Updates, results, blog
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Welcome to The Bridge's LIVE updates from Day 1 of the Tokyo Olympics.
Tokyo Olympics begins today. Four Indian archers will compete in the qualification stages of the men's and women's archery events on Day 1 of the Games. While the men's section will be led by Atanu Das, Tarundeep Rai, and Praveen Jadhav, the women's section will be led by world number one Deepika Kumari.
Stay tuned with us as we bring you all the results and updates from the matches of Day 1
Live Updates
- 23 July 2021 2:37 PM GMT
That's a wrap!
That's all we had from the opening day the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The Games will star full fledged tomorrow. Do not forget to join in for our LIVE coverage of the quadrennial event from tomorrow.
- 23 July 2021 2:23 PM GMT
The Tokyo Olympics is officially open
Emperor Naruhito officially opens the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
- 23 July 2021 1:45 PM GMT
The host nation is the final country in for the parade
The host nation, Japan, enters the stadium to the loudest cheer of the evening. And with that the country parade comes to a close at the National Stadium in Tokyo.
- 23 July 2021 1:25 PM GMT
Pita Taufatofua continues his tradition
Tonga's Pita Taufatofua continued his tradition of going shirtless during Olympic opening ceremonies in Tokyo.
- 23 July 2021 12:52 PM GMT
12-year-old walks out as Syria's flag bearer
Hend Zaza, a 12-year-old table tennis player, walked as the joint flag bearer for the country of Syria in the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics. She is also the youngest athlete to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics.
- 23 July 2021 12:35 PM GMT
We have Swaziland with a new name
The 2020 Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony had the country of Swaziland walking in with its new name, 'Eswatani,' earlier. Swaziland competed in the Olympics for the first time during the 1972 Munich Games, before missing the next two editions. They have been a regular feature at the Games since the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics but will compete with their new name for the first time after the country's king changed its name to Eswatani in 2018.
- 23 July 2021 12:00 PM GMT
India walks out for their Parade
The Indian contingent led by Manpreet Singh and MC Mary Kom have just completed their parade, while the newly appointed Sports Minister, Anurag Thakur, watched from the Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium.
