KOMPAS.TV – The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games will officially open on Friday (23/7/2021). The opening ceremony or the opening ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics will be held at the Olympic Stadium at 18.00 WIB. For the second time, Japan is hosting this prestigious international sporting event after the 1964 Olympics which were also held in Tokyo. Here are some interesting facts about the opening of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics: 1. There were no spectators at the venue Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the opening of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics was held behind closed doors. The opening ceremony will only be attended by invited guests, as well as athletes who carry out the contingent parade. 2. The theme “United by Emotion” The theme “United by Emotion” is related to the fact that the 2020 Tokyo Olympics will be held in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. With this theme, the 2020 Tokyo Olympics is expected to be a unifying public to rise and feel joy in the midst of the difficult situation facing the Covid-19 pandemic. 3. Parade contingent Parade contingent or participating countries of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics will be opened with Greece, and closed by Japan. Meanwhile, Indonesia is reported to be at number 22 in the parade contingent for the opening of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. 4. Indonesian flag bearers Indonesia will only field 10 representatives in the contingent parade at the opening ceremony. Rio Waida and Nurul Akmal were athletes assigned to carry the Indonesian flag. Rio Waida is an Indonesian male surfing or surfing athlete who has Japanese blood from his mother. Meanwhile, Nurul Akmal is an Indonesian female weightlifter who will compete at the 87 kg number at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
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