The 2020 Tokyo Olympics that is taking place on July 23, 2021, is a global event. As always, Opening Ceremony day is a highly-anticipated affair. But this year is like no other. After all the trials and tribulations that humanity underwent in 2020, this year’s Olympics will be an ode to mankind.
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Tokyo 2020 Olympics – The Tokyo 2020 Olympics Opening Ceremony – Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan – July 23, 2021. Fireworks explode during the opening ceremony REUTERS/Edgar Su TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
Marco Balich, the longtime opening ceremonies executive producer and current senior advisor to the Tokyo ceremonies executive producer, gave an insight into the planning process behind this year’s opening day festivities.
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Marco Balich, who was in charge of the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics, offered an insight into the symbolic meaning behind this year’s Tokyo Olympic opening ceremony.
“I think the great achievement of the creative team of this ceremony is that they have managed to accept the empty seats as a fact and still retain a focus on the athletes. It will be very meaningful, far from the grandiosity of previous ceremonies.”
“The moment is now. It is a beautiful effort. A very truthful, honest ceremony, nothing fake. Not smoke and mirrors. It will be about real stuff happening in today,” Balich said via Reuters.
Apart, but not alone.
With the emergence of COVID-19, many athletes had to train for this moment in isolation. But they were always connected by their hope and shared passion. ❤️#StrongerTogether #OpeningCeremony pic.twitter.com/7teAvhljXe
— The Olympic Games (@Olympics) July 23, 2021
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Here are some scenes from the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics. (Photo by Reuters)#TokyoOlympics #Olympics #COVID19https://t.co/4a5Y176kGl pic.twitter.com/G9BPPQBAqr
— Nikkei Asia (@NikkeiAsia) July 23, 2021
Without a doubt, the Tokyo Olympics 2020 will serve as a welcome distraction to sports enthusiasts across the globe. This year’s Summer Games will be held between July 23 – August 15, 2021. Athletes from across the globe have arrived in Tokyo in the past month to compete at the quadrennial showpiece.
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This is the 4th time that Japan is hosting an Olympic competition on home soil. The Tokyo 2020 Olympics Games will see the introduction of new competitions including 3×3 basketball and freestyle BMX It will also mark the return of baseball and softball. Make sure you catch the ‘greatest sporting event in the world’ this July!
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