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The opening ceremony of the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics took place on 23 July 2021 at Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, [3] and was formally opened by Emperor Naruhito. [4] As mandated by the Olympic Charter, the proceedings combined the formal and ceremonial opening of this international sporting event, including welcoming speeches, hoisting of the flags and the parade of athletes, with an artistic ...
The masked torchbearer [b] was the main protagonist of the opening ceremony, serving as a connecting thread throughout the ceremony similar to how Nikki Webster was the main star of the opening ceremony of the 2000 Summer Olympics as the hero girl. The torchbearer character made appearances between segments in pre-recorded scenes, and live on ...
The last opening ceremony held during daytime hours was that of the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan. CBS, which held the broadcast rights for the United States, demanded the opening ceremony coincide with prime-time television viewing in New York, so the ceremony, originally planned for evening, was rescheduled to start at 11:00 am local ...
PARIS, FRANCE – JULY 26: A torchbearer carries the Olympic flame over a building along the Seine River during the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 on July 26, 2024 in Paris, France.
The 2024 Olympics Opening Ceremony is taking fans straight to the city of Paris, and it's set to be a historic one. The long-standing tradition will take place on Friday, July 26, ahead of the high
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Floriane Issert, an officer with France's National Gendarmerie, carries the Olympic flag during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics on Friday. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
As mandated by the Olympic Charter, the proceedings combined the formal ceremonial opening of this international sporting event (including welcoming speeches, hoisting of the flags and the parade of athletes, as well as a new feature—the presentation of the International Olympic Committee's Olympic Laurel distinction) with an artistic ...