Pandemic-hit Tokyo Olympics open in low-key ceremony without fans
Al Jazeera, 24 Jul 2021
The 2020 Summer Olympics has now officially started in Tokyo after being delayed for a year because of the coronavirus pandemic.
There were only a handful of dignitaries at the opening ceremony because of COVID restrictions, but plenty of the usual fireworks and fanfare.
Al Jazeera's Andy Richardson reports from Tokyo, Japan.
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There were only a handful of dignitaries at the opening ceremony because of COVID restrictions, but plenty of the usual fireworks and fanfare.
Al Jazeera's Andy Richardson reports from Tokyo, Japan.
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