{"id":305582,"date":"2021-07-22T18:00:53","date_gmt":"2021-07-22T15:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/everything-to-expect-from-the-tokyo-olympics-opening-ceremony\/"},"modified":"2021-07-22T18:00:53","modified_gmt":"2021-07-22T15:00:53","slug":"everything-to-expect-from-the-tokyo-olympics-opening-ceremony","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/everything-to-expect-from-the-tokyo-olympics-opening-ceremony\/","title":{"rendered":"#Everything to Expect From the Tokyo Olympics Opening Ceremony"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a357e6a1ebc7\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a357e6a1ebc7\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/everything-to-expect-from-the-tokyo-olympics-opening-ceremony\/#The_opening_ceremony_will_air_live_on_NBC_then_replay_during_primetime\" >The opening ceremony will air live on NBC, then replay during primetime.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/everything-to-expect-from-the-tokyo-olympics-opening-ceremony\/#Fans_wont_be_able_to_attend_but_there_will_be_around_10000_audience_members\" >Fans won\u2019t be able to attend, but there will be around 10,000 audience members.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/everything-to-expect-from-the-tokyo-olympics-opening-ceremony\/#The_Parade_of_Nations_could_be_a_fraction_of_its_usual_size\" >The Parade of Nations could be a fraction of its usual size.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/everything-to-expect-from-the-tokyo-olympics-opening-ceremony\/#The_theme_of_the_show_is_%E2%80%9CUnited_by_Emotion%E2%80%9D\" >The theme of the show is \u201cUnited by Emotion.\u201d<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#Everything to Expect From the Tokyo Olympics Opening Ceremony<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div> It seems impossible the Tokyo Olympics\u2019 opening ceremony will strike the same jubilant note as the kickoffs of <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Game<\/a>s past. The world is still in the throes of the COVID-19 pandemic, athletes at the Olympic Village <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/sports\/olympics\/2021\/07\/17\/first-covid-case-olympics\/\">are already testing positive for the virus<\/a>, and Japan has so far administered enough vaccine doses to cover <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/graphics.reuters.com\/world-coronavirus-tracker-and-maps\/countries-and-territories\/japan\/\">nearly a third of its population<\/a>. The situation is so dire that organizers finally reached the decision this month to <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/07\/08\/world\/asia\/tokyo-state-of-emergency-olympics.html\">bar spectators from most of the events<\/a>, reversing earlier plans to allow domestic fans to watch from the sidelines.<\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, organizers are persisting. Despite <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-asia-57097853\">pressure to cancel the Tokyo Olympics<\/a>, which have already been pushed back a year, the Games will launch Friday, July 23, with the opening ceremony at Tokyo\u2019s National Stadium.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1006079\" style=\"width: 2038px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1006079\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1006079 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/tokyo-olympics-national-stadium.jpg\" alt=\"Tokyo Olympics National Stadium\" width=\"2028\" height=\"1140\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/tokyo-olympics-national-stadium.jpg 2028w, https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/tokyo-olympics-national-stadium-450x253.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/tokyo-olympics-national-stadium-1014x570.jpg 1014w, https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/tokyo-olympics-national-stadium-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/tokyo-olympics-national-stadium-1420x798.jpg 1420w, https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/tokyo-olympics-national-stadium-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/tokyo-olympics-national-stadium-570x320.jpg 570w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2028px) 100vw, 2028px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-1006079\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Carl Court\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cI want to transmit to [viewers] a message from Tokyo about overcoming hardship with effort and wisdom,\u201d Japanese prime minister Yoshihide Suga told reporters earlier this month, per <em><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/07\/08\/world\/asia\/tokyo-state-of-emergency-olympics.html\">The New York Times<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s what we know about the ceremony so far:<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_opening_ceremony_will_air_live_on_NBC_then_replay_during_primetime\"><\/span>The opening ceremony will air live on NBC, then replay during primetime.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Tokyo Olympics: Japan gears up for opening ceremony despite rise in COVID-19 cases\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AAh3qNxSnDY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Because of the time difference, NBC\u2019s live coverage of the Tokyo ceremony starts at 6:55\/5:55c on the morning of Friday, July 23, followed by a special edition of <em>Today<\/em> at 11\/10c and then daytime coverage of Friday\u2019s events. Viewers can also stream opening ceremony coverage on the NBC Sports <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a> and on NBCOlympics.com.<\/p>\n<p>That first airing of the opening ceremony conflicts with many Americans\u2019 work hours and school day, but NBC will reair the festivities at 7:30\/6:30c Friday night and then again overnight.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Fans_wont_be_able_to_attend_but_there_will_be_around_10000_audience_members\"><\/span>Fans won\u2019t be able to attend, but there will be around 10,000 audience members.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Tokyo Sees New Wave Of Covid Cases A Week Before Olympics\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bZputeX1kJk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t expect to see an empty National Stadium. Despite the COVID-19 adjustments, around 10,000 \u201cspecial quota\u201d people will attend the opening ceremony\u2014including members of the IOC, foreign dignitaries, diplomats, and Olympic sponsors\u2014according to Japanese <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a>paper <em><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.asahi.com\/ajw\/articles\/14388564\">The Asahi Shimbun<\/a>.<\/em> First Lady Jill Biden and French president Emmanuel Macron are expected to show up, reports <em><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/olympics\/2021\/07\/15\/2021-olympics-what-we-know-opening-ceremony-tokyo-games\/7944468002\/\">USA Today<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Parade_of_Nations_could_be_a_fraction_of_its_usual_size\"><\/span>The Parade of Nations could be a fraction of its usual size.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Revealed: Team USA&#039;s Olympic Opening Ceremony Outfits\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TiwD0bAVw2w?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>One of the usual highlights of an opening ceremony is the Parade of Nations, in which thousands of Olympians march around the stadium, representing their countries. (This year, the American athletes will sport uniforms designed by Ralph Lauren, with jackets featuring built-in cooling fans to combat the summer heat.)<\/p>\n<p>But the parade might not be its usual spectacle. For example, only about 10 percent of the Australian athletes competing in this year\u2019s Games are expect to march, according to <em><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/olympics\/2021\/07\/15\/2021-olympics-what-we-know-opening-ceremony-tokyo-games\/7944468002\/\">USA Today<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_theme_of_the_show_is_%E2%80%9CUnited_by_Emotion%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>The theme of the show is \u201cUnited by Emotion.\u201d<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Countdown to Tokyo Olympics as new state of emergency goes into effect l GMA\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/x1t44uTAL5w?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Despite the restrictions, you\u2019ll still see \u201cfireworks, flagbearers, and fanfare\u201d at the Tokyo opening ceremony, the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/olympics.com\/tokyo-2020\/en\/news\/united-by-emotion-everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-opening-ceremony\">organizing committee<\/a> teases. You\u2019ll also see the traditional lighting of the Olympic cauldron.<\/p>\n<p>The rest of the pageantry, overseen by executive producer Hioki Takayuki, is top-secret, but we know the theme of the evening is \u201cUnited by Emotion.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The committee explains: \u201cTokyo 2020 wants everyone to experience the same excitement, joy, and at times disappointment, through the athletes\u2019 competitive performances.\u2026 It\u2019s hoped the ceremony will be an experience that conveys how we all have the ability to celebrate our differences, to empathize, and to live side-by-side with compassion for one another.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tokyo Olympics Opening Ceremony, Friday, July 23, 6:55 am\/5:55c and 7:30\/6:30c, NBC<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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