Summer Olympics officially opens in Tokyo
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
President of the IOC Thomas Bach, left, and Japan's Emperor Naruhito wave during the opening ceremony in the Olympic Stadium at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 23, in Tokyo, Japan.DYLAN MARTINEZ/POOL VIA AP
First lady of the United States Jill Biden waves during the opening ceremony in the Olympic Stadium at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 23, in Tokyo, Japan.ASSOCIATED PRESS
A torch bearer passes the Olympic flame during the opening ceremony in the Olympic Stadium at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 23, in Tokyo, Japan.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Japan's Naomi Osaka greets children from the Fukushima prefecture before lighting the cauldron during the opening ceremony in the Olympic Stadium at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 23, in Tokyo, Japan.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Japan's Naomi Osaka reacts after lighting the cauldron during the opening ceremony in the Olympic Stadium at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 23, in Tokyo, Japan.ROBErT CARR/POOL VIA AP
The Olympic cauldron gets lit at Yume no Ohashi bridge after the opening ceremony at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 23, in Tokyo, Japan.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Hiromi performs during the opening ceremony in the Olympic Stadium at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 23, in Tokyo, Japan.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Sue Bird and Eddy Alvarez, of the United States of America, carry their country's flag during the opening ceremony at the Olympic Stadium at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 23, in Tokyo.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Tilali Scanlan and Tanumafili Malietoa Jungblut, of American Samoa, carry their country's flag during the opening ceremony in the Olympic Stadium at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 23, in Tokyo, Japan.HANNAH MCKAY / POOL VIA AP
Members of Team Ghana arrive during the opening ceremony in the Olympic Stadium at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 23, in Tokyo, Japan.HANNAH MCKAY / POOL VIA AP
Members of Team Colombia arrive during the opening ceremony in the Olympic Stadium at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 23, in Tokyo, Japan.HANNAH MCKAY / POOL VIA AP
Members of Team Kenya walk during the opening ceremony in the Olympic Stadium at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 23, in Tokyo, Japan.ASSOCIATED PRESS
The Olympic flame burns during the opening ceremony in the Olympic Stadium at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 23, in Tokyo, Japan.ASSOCIATED PRESS
The Olympic flame burns during the opening ceremony in the Olympic Stadium at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 23, in Tokyo, Japan.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Dancers perform during the opening ceremony in the Olympic Stadium at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 23, in Tokyo, Japan.DYLAN MARTINEZ/POOL VIA AP
The Olympic Cauldron is lit during the opening ceremony in the Olympic Stadium at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 23, in Tokyo, Japan.HANNAH MCKAY / POOL VIA AP
A member of Team Turkmenistan waves flags during the opening ceremony in the Olympic Stadium at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 23, in Tokyo, Japan.DYLAN MARTINEZ/POOL VIA AP
Fireworks illuminate the sky over the Olympic Stadium as the Olympic Cauldron is lit at the end of the opening ceremony in at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 23, in Tokyo, Japan.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Fireworks illuminate over the National Stadium during the opening ceremony of the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 23, in Tokyo.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Anti-Olympic protestors demonstrate near the National Stadium in Tokyo, Japan where the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics took place, Friday, July 23.