Month: July 2021

Japan marched last in the Opening Ceremony Parade of Nations as the host country. The iconic red and white flag was held higher than most thanks to Japan’s tall flagbearer, Washington Wizards star Rui Hachimura.

Vanuatu’s Riilio Rii joinedTonga’s Pita Taufatofua in walking oiled up and shirtless at the Opening Ceremony of the Tokyo Games.

As athletes came back together in Tokyo, Friday’s Opening Ceremony opened by paying tribute to their perseverance through the COVID-19 pandemic.

Dwayne Johnson introduces the best of us, the best of Team USA — gold medalists and world record holders, from Simone Biles to Katie Ledecky to Noah Lyles.

The second largest American team in Olympic history makes its memorable walk at the Opening Ceremony of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.

In the span of less than five minutes, some very talented performers embody 50 Olympic disciplines from 41 sports via pictograms.

A technological and artistic accomplishment is achieved during the 2020 Olympic Opening Ceremony, as 1,800 drones combine to display a light no like no other. Watch as these drones illuminate the Tokyo sky.

IOC President Thomas Bach reflected on the pandemic in his speech at the Opening Ceremony of the Tokyo Olympic Games, and offered words of hope, saying that the feeling of togetherness at the Olympics “is the light at the end of the dark tunnel.”

Canada’s Pavan/Melissa, the No. 1 women’s beach volleyball team in the world, took down the Netherlands’ Stam/Schoon convincingly in first match.

The International Judo Federation announced suspensions for Algerian judoka Fethi Nourine and his coach for withdrawing from the Olympics in order to avoid a possible match-up with an Israeli.

Wang Lili drilled a game-winning two-point shot, giving China 21 points and a win over Romania in the first game of mixed 3×3 basketball.

Indonesia, the 15th seed, pulled off a historic upset in mixed archery, as it dethroned the 2nd seed United States in a shootout round.

American Mary Tucker fought off elimination twice in the women’s 10-meter air rifle competition. The 20-year-old athlete finished sixth in her first Olympics.

Artem Dolgopyat shows off his polished tumbling skills in the men’s floor qualifying event.

Japan marched last in the Opening Ceremony Parade of Nations as the host country. The iconic red and white flag was held higher than most thanks to Japan’s tall flagbearer, Washington Wizards star Rui Hachimura.

Athletes from Team USA celebrate while walking in the Tokyo 2020 Opening Ceremony. Flagbearers Sue Bird and Eddy Alvarez speak to Mike Tirico about their hometowns, their parents, and making history at the Olympics.