🏅 The long-awaited #TokyoOlympics have arrived, with today being the #OpeningCeremony.
Follow the thread below for all the highlights from the ceremony, and other fun facts about the @Olympics. insider.com/category/olymp…
Follow the thread below for all the highlights from the ceremony, and other fun facts about the @Olympics. insider.com/category/olymp…
🛏 Athletes are staying in the Olympic Village, which boasts a two-floor dining hall and 21 towers to house 11,000 athletes.
The cardboard beds there have already gotten some attention. insider.com/photos-tokyo-o…
The cardboard beds there have already gotten some attention. insider.com/photos-tokyo-o…
💪 The Olympians themselves are looking forward to watching all the teams, sports and events take place after a year-long delay.
Here's what eight current and former Olympians are most excited for. insider.com/olympic-stars-…
Here's what eight current and former Olympians are most excited for. insider.com/olympic-stars-…
🏀 Basketball star Sue Bird is one of Team USA's flag bearers at this #OpeningCeremony.
Bird learned she had been named from her best friend and fellow 5-time Olympian, Diana Taurasi. insider.com/video-team-usa…
Bird learned she had been named from her best friend and fellow 5-time Olympian, Diana Taurasi. insider.com/video-team-usa…
🇺🇸 Every state in the US has sent homegrown talent to the #Olympics at some point.
The most successful Olympian ever, Michael Phelps, was born in Baltimore, Maryland. insider.com/most-famous-ol…
The most successful Olympian ever, Michael Phelps, was born in Baltimore, Maryland. insider.com/most-famous-ol…
☀️ It's a hot day in Tokyo today. So much so that an Olympic archer fainted from sunstroke.
With this being Tokyo's hottest period of the year, the games could be the hottest on record. insider.com/russian-archer…
With this being Tokyo's hottest period of the year, the games could be the hottest on record. insider.com/russian-archer…
📲 Insider's Sports team will be following the #OpeningCeremony today – you can see what they're tweeting about in our Twitter List.
https://twitter.com/thisisinsider/status/1418515936588582912
Spotted! First Lady @DrBiden is at the #OpeningCeremony to represent the United States. insider.com/tokyo-2020-oly…
🏅 The first medals will be awarded soon for events like:
🔴 Archery
🔴 Fencing
🔴 Judo
🔴 Shooting
🔴 Taekwondo insider.com/tokyo-2020-oly…
🔴 Archery
🔴 Fencing
🔴 Judo
🔴 Shooting
🔴 Taekwondo insider.com/tokyo-2020-oly…
Minutes before the start of the #OpeningCeremony, a group of protesters marched toward the Japan National Stadium to make their displeasure at the games known.
The #Olympics have been highly controversial in Japan, amid a rise in COVID-19 cases. insider.com/video-olympic-…
The #Olympics have been highly controversial in Japan, amid a rise in COVID-19 cases. insider.com/video-olympic-…
The order of nations in the parade is a little different this year. Typically, nations start with Greece and end with the host nation.
This year and in future games, the next two hosts will also be placed at the end of the parade. insider.com/tokyo-2020-oly…
This year and in future games, the next two hosts will also be placed at the end of the parade. insider.com/tokyo-2020-oly…
The #TokyoOlympics opening ceremony opened with boxer Arisa Tsubata running alone on a treadmill.
Tsubata, who is also a nurse, won't actually compete at the games because her qualifier was cancelled. insider.com/tokyo-olympics…
Tsubata, who is also a nurse, won't actually compete at the games because her qualifier was cancelled. insider.com/tokyo-olympics…
This symbolic photo symbolizes the lack of spectators at this year's games.
Seats at the ceremony remain empty after fans were barred following concerns about COVID-19.
insider.com/tokyo-olympics…
Seats at the ceremony remain empty after fans were barred following concerns about COVID-19.
insider.com/tokyo-olympics…
Eddy Alvarez makes history at the ceremony today as the first ever US baseball player to carry the flag.
He doubles up as a Winter Olympian too, having competed in the Sochi 2014 games.
insider.com/team-usa-openi…
He doubles up as a Winter Olympian too, having competed in the Sochi 2014 games.
insider.com/team-usa-openi…
Drummer Latyr Sym says he was excluded from the #OpeningCeremony because of his skin color, accusing the organizers of racism.
Sym's claim comes just days after the ceremony's director was fired for antisemitic comments. insider.com/olympic-drumme…
Sym's claim comes just days after the ceremony's director was fired for antisemitic comments. insider.com/olympic-drumme…
📸 From pictures of the remarkable performances by Japanese artists to shots of the parade of nations and the Olympic torch lighting, here are the most visually stunning photos from the #OpeningCeremony. insider.com/photos-tokyo-o…
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