Tokyo Olympics Opening Ceremony in Pictures Published July 23, 2021 • Updated on July 23, 2021 at 12:12 pm Published July 23, 2021 • Updated on July 23, 2021 at 12:12 pm Missed the Opening Ceremony for the Tokyo Olympics? See all of the top moments in pictures. MORE PHOTOS Maddie Meyer/Getty ImagesNaomi Osaka of Team Japan carries the Olympic torch to the Olympic cauldron during the Opening Ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on July 23, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. Ezra Shaw/Getty ImagesTorch carriers exchange the flame of the Olympic torch during the Opening Ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on July 23, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. Jonathan Nackstrand/AFP via Getty ImagesTorchbearers carry the Olympic torch as they enter the Olympic Stadium during the opening ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, in Tokyo, on July 23, 2021. Jamie Squire/Getty ImagesThe Olympic flag is raised alongside the Japanese flag during the Opening Ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on July 23, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. Matthias Hangst/Getty ImagesThe Olympic flag is carried into the stadium during the Opening Ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on July 23, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. Morry Gash/APDoves are projected on the field during the opening ceremony at the Olympic Stadium at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 23, 2021, in Tokyo. Sergei Bobylev/TASS via Getty ImagesThe Tokyo 2020 logo at the opening ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympic Games at the National Stadium. Charly Triballeau/AFP via Getty ImagesDrones fly to form an image of the Earth in the sky over the Olympic Stadium during the opening ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, in Tokyo, on July 23, 2021. Leon Neal/Getty ImagesA drone display flies over the top of the stadium during the Opening Ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on July 23, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. Richard Heathcote/Getty ImagesFireworks explode during the Opening Ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on July 23, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. Patrick Smith/Getty ImagesFlag bearers Yui Susaki and Rui Hachimura of Team Japan lead their team in during the Opening Ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on July 23, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. Dylan Martinez/Getty ImagesFirst lady Jill Biden waves during the Opening Ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on July 23, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. Clive Brunskill/Getty ImagesFlag bearers Sue Bird and Eddy Alvarez of Team United States lead their team out during the Opening Ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on July 23, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. Jamie Squire/Getty ImagesFlag bearers Sue Bird and Eddy Alvarez of Team United States lead their team out during the Opening Ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on July 23, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. Martin Rickett/PA Images via Getty ImagesFlag bearers Malia Paseka and Pita Taufatofua of Team Tonga lead their team out during the Opening Ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on July 23, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. Patrick Semansky/APCecilia Carranza Saroli and Santiago Raul Lange, of Argentina, right, carry their country's flag during the opening ceremony in the Olympic Stadium as Team Argentina sings at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 23, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. Delegation from Angola takes part in the Parade of Nations at the opening ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympic Games at the National Stadium. Matthias Hangst/Getty ImagesFlag bearers Haniyeh Rostamiyan and Mohammadsamad Nik Khahbahrami of Team Iran walk during the Opening Ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on July 23, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. Each country have been asked to consider one female and one male flag bearer for the Parade of Nations to emphasize equality. Patrick Smith/Getty ImagesFlag bearers Anna Korakaki and Eleftherios Petrounias of Team Greece lead their team in during the Opening Ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on July 23, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. Greece leads the delegation first as a nod to the Olympic's Greek origins. Richard Heathcote/Getty ImagesFlag bearers Anna Korakaki and Eleftherios Petrounias of Team Greece lead their team in during the Opening Ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on July 23, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. Greece leads the delegation first as a nod to the Olympic's Greek origins. Jamie Squire/Getty ImagesPerformers dance as they assemble the Olympic Rings during the Opening Ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on July 23, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. François-Xavier Marit/AFP via GettyPerformers assemble the Olympic Rings during the opening ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, as fireworks go off at the Olympic Stadium, in Tokyo, on July 23, 2021. Hannah McKay/Getty ImagesPerformers are seen during the Opening Ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on July 23, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. Morry Gash/APThe President of the International Olympic Committee Thomas Bach and others stand during a moment of silence for victims of COVID-19 during the opening ceremony at the Olympic Stadium at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 23, 2021, in Tokyo. Richard Heathcote/Getty ImagesMisia sings the Japanese national anthem as the Japanese flag is hoisted during the Opening Ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on July 23, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. Mike Egerton/PA Images via Getty ImagesThe Japanese National Flag is carried out during the opening ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo, July 23, 2021. Clive Rose/Getty ImagesA performer in action during the Opening Ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on July 23, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. Maja Hitij/Getty ImagesPerformers symbolizing the heart of an athlete and the Olympics at large dance during the Opening Ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on July 23, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. Getty ImagesPerformers symbolizing connections and unity are seen during the light show in the Opening Ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on July 23, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. Performers dance during the Opening Ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on July 23, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images) Getty ImagesBoxer and nurse Tsubata Arisa, symbolizing athletes training alone yet still united in spirit, runs on a treadmill during the Opening Ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on July 23, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. Jan Woitas/picture alliance via Getty ImagesDancers symbolizing athletes training alone but united in spirit perform during the show. Clive Brunskill/Getty ImagesA performer symbolizing the individual athlete training separately yet still united in spirit, during the Opening Ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on July 23, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. Shuji Kajiyama/APFireworks seen over the National Stadium during the opening ceremony of the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 23, 2021, in Tokyo. Kiichiro Sato/APFireworks seen over National Stadium during the opening ceremony of 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Friday, July 23, 2021, in Tokyo. François-Xavier Marit/AFP via Getty ImagesThe Tokyo 2020 emblem and the stage seen ahead of the opening ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, at the Olympic Stadium, in Tokyo, on July 23, 2021.