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Tokyo 2020 Opening Ceremony Highlights: Naomi Osaka lights Olympic cauldron as Games open
Tokyo Olympics 2020 Opening Ceremony Highlights: Manpreet Singh and Mary Kom led India's contingent out during a colourful opening ceremony in Tokyo. After the nations parade, Naomi Osaka brought the ceremony to a close by lighting up the Olympic Cauldron.
Tokyo Olympics 2020 Opening Ceremony Highlights: Manpreet Singh and Mary Kom led India's contingent out during a colourful opening ceremony in Tokyo. The nations parade was concluded by country no. 206, Japan. Next, the Olympic Oath was followed by speeches from Seiko Hashimoto, the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee president, and the IOC President Thomas Bach. Eventually, the Olympic flag was hoisted and the Olympic torch relay was used to light up the Olympic Cauldron by Naomi Osaka.
...Read MorePanama are up next
Panama and Vanuatu make their way out next
Bahrain and Haiti follow
Welcome the contingent from Bahrain and Haiti.
They are followed by Pakistan
New Zealand have arrived
Here come New Zealand. 223 athletes in this contingent.
They are followed by the Asian country of Nepal.
Next up, team Norway
Nauru followed by Niger
The contingent of Nauru is followed by that of Niger.
Tonga and Nigeria
Tonga athletes enter the parade.
Then, out come the Nigerians
Trinidad and Tobago walk out next
Athletes from Trinidad and Tobago walk out next.
Turkmenistan, from Central Asia, have nine athletes taking part.
They are followed by Turkey.
Next up, Germany
Next up, Germany receive a massive greeting from Thomas Bach
They are followed by Togo and Dominica.
They are followed by Dominican Republic.
Out come Chile and Tuvalu
Team Chile way their way out.
Tuvalu and Denmark follow
Tunisia walk out next
The Tunisian contingent walk out next
The ASIA POWERHOUSE
China walk out next. 406-member contingent for the Tokyo Olympics. MASSIVE!
Chad and Central African Republic
From North-Centra Africa are Chad.
Central African Republic walk out next
Tajikistan and Tanzania next
Tajikistan come out next
Tanzania is up next followed by Czech Republic
Back to Asia
Thailand up next. Republic of Korea march out next.
Chinese Taipei walk out
Another Caribbean country
St Lucia in next and are followed by Somalia.
Next up, Solomon Islands
Out comes Serbia
Serbia come out next. They are followed by the Caribbean country of Saint Kitts and Nevis.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines follow them next
Slovenia and Seychelles
Slovenia and Seychelles follow.
Equatorial Guinea and then Senegal come out next
WHAT AN HONOUR FOR A 12-YEAR-OLD
Sri Lanka in next
Sri Lanka walk out next followed by Slovakia.
Spain in next
The Spanish contingent walks out next.
Athletes from Suriname in next.
An aerial view of what the parade looks like
Switzerland and Sweden take centre stage
Switzerland, one of the nations to have participated in all Olympic Games, are here.
Sweden and Sudan follow next
Out come Syria
Out come Syria and they are followed by Singapore.
Next up, Zimbabwe.
Jamaica in next
Djibouti up next and they are followed by Jamaica.
Here come Georgia
Sierra Leone
From West Africa with four athletes, out come Sierra Leone
San Marino and ROC make their way out next
San Marino and ROC (Russian Olympic Committee) up next
