Tokyo Olympics 2020 Opening Ceremony

Tokyo Olympics 2020: COVID-hit Games declared open without customary dazzle

Japan's Emperor Naruhito made the announcement against the backdrop of thousands of vacant seats at Tokyo's 68,000-capacity Olympic Stadium, after COVID-19 forced organisers to ban spectators at all but a handful of venues.

Tokyo Olympics 2020: 19 Indian athletes to attend opening ceremony after Sharath Kamal, Manika Batra opt out

Sharath Kamal and Manika Batra have decided against attending the Olympics opening ceremony on Friday as they open their mixed doubles campaign the following day.

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Troubled Tokyo Summer Games set to open under COVID-19 cloud

Eight years after gold ticker tape rained down as Tokyo celebrated winning the right to stage the Games, Friday's opening ceremony will take place with the Japanese capital in a state of emergency.

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Most Indian athletes opt out of opening ceremony; about 30 to participate

At this point, the Indian participation looks like this -- Hockey (1), Boxing (8), Table Tennis (4), Rowing (2), Gymnastics (1), Swimming (1), Sailing (4), Fencing (1), Officials (6).

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Indian athletes' participation in opening ceremony to be bare minimum, says IOA

Indian Olympic Association (IOA) secretary general Rajeev Mehta, who is in the city, said not many will be there keeping in mind the risk of infection.

Tokyo Olympics 2020: MC Mary Kom, Manpreet Singh to be India's flag-bearer for opening ceremony

Leading wrestler and key medal hope Bajrang Punia, on the other hand, has been chosen as the flag-bearer for the Tokyo 2020 closing ceremony.

Tokyo Olympics 2020 ceremonies director may quit over pig costume suggestion, reports Kyodo News

Hiroshi Sasaki, an advertising executive, proposed 33-year-old entertainer Naomi Watanabe come down from the sky dressed in a swine costume for the opening ceremony in a segment dubbed "Olympig", Kyodo news agency reported

Tokyo Olympics 2020 organisers hire new director for ‘simpler, more restrained’ opening and closing ceremonies

Organisers said the decision to replace a previous seven-person creative team would improve efficiency and reshape the traditionally lavish and spectacular ceremonies to be "in tune with the situation."

Coronavirus Outbreak: Tokyo Olympics 2020 opening ceremony must include a COVID-19 reference, says producer

Balich, an Italian with great experience in producing Olympic opening and closing ceremonies, said the Japanese had almost completed preparations for this year.

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Organisers need new dates for Games opening and closing ceremonies

"We must decide this soon, otherwise it will be hard to decide on other things to follow," Toshiro Muto, the CEO of the Tokyo Olympics organising committee, told his 30 senior directors.