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Opening ceremony for pandemic-postponed Tokyo Olympics begins

July 23, 2021 / 3:34 PM
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Sharjah 24 – AFP: The opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics began on Friday in a nearly empty stadium after a year-long pandemic postponement and a build-up marred by scandal and controversy.
The ceremony is taking place without spectators in front of several hundred dignitaries including Emperor Naruhito of Japan, French President Emmanuel Macron and US First Lady Jill Biden.
 
July 23, 2021 / 3:34 PM

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