The 2020 Tokyo Olympics have officially closed!
22.07.2021 - 20:43 / justjared.com
The Tokyo Olympics are kicking off!
The Opening Ceremony of the Summer Games, will begin on Friday (July 23), and you can watch it live. (Note: the event is still being referred to as the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.)
Here’s how to watch…
Live coverage will begin at 6:55 a.m. ET on NBC (Tokyo is 13 hours ahead of the East Coast, and the Opening Ceremony begins at 8 p.m. in Japan), and can also be seen on the NBC Sports app and NBCOlympics.com.
There will be a re-airing at 7:30 p.m. ET later in the
The 2020 Tokyo Olympics have officially closed!
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Reuters), saying the image, "hurt the dignity and emotions of the Chinese people." "We urge NBC to recognise [sic] the serious nature of this problem and take measures to correct the error," the Chinese consulate continued, though it did not specify why it objected to the map. Reuters notes that China's state-controlled Global Times also criticized the map as seen during the Opening Ceremony.
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Despite the rising number of COVID-19 cases in Japan, the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games officially began on Friday (July 23). During the Opening Ceremony, the gathered athletes were treated to a virtual performance by a range of international singers.