When does the 2021 Olympics start in Tokyo?
All information about the opening ceremony of the Summer Olympics.
In the meantime it has also been clarified whether fans will be there.
Tokyo - Like the European Football Championship, the
Summer Olympics
in Tokyo will take place this summer - instead of as originally planned in 2020 - a year late this summer, even if the criticism of the games has not died down. The traditional
opening ceremony will take place
on July 23 at 1 p.m. German time (8 p.m. local time) in the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo, with two TV stations broadcasting live. At the same place, the Olympics * will end on August 8 with the closing ceremony.
But before the world's elite of sport will compete in 33 disciplines * for Olympic precious metal *, many details such as the exact sequence of the opening ceremony are still unclear.
However, some details have already been leaked.
On July 23, the international refugee team will enter the Olympic Stadium in second place behind Greece under the Olympic flag.
At the games in Rio de Janeiro in 2016, the refugee team arrived in front of hosts Brazil at the end of their first participation.
Opening ceremony Olympia 2021: France, USA and Japan conclude
In addition to the position of the international refugee team, there is another innovation at this year's opening ceremony: The host countries of the upcoming Olympic Games will complete the entry before the hosts.
Before Japan, the representatives from France - the Olympics 2024 will take place in Paris - and the USA (Los Angeles 2028) will arrive.
Olympia 2021 in Tokyo: Opening ceremony is titled "United by Emotions"
With the celebrations for the opening and the end of the Olympic Games, Tokyo wants to send an encouragement against Corona around the world.
"Given the severity of the Covid-19 pandemic, we designed the ceremonies on the concept that the Tokyo Games bring fresh hope and encouragement to people around the world through the active demeanor of athletes and the power of sport," shared the organizing committee with.
The ceremonies have the common
motto "Moving Forward"
.
The concept for the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games on July 23 is entitled
“United by Emotions”
, the closing ceremony on August 8
“Worlds We Share”
.
Olympia 2021: Opening ceremony in Tokyo - Can spectators enter the Olympic Stadium?
No spectators are admitted to the opening ceremony at the Tokyo Olympic Stadium.
In the competition venues, too, the athletes have to forego the support of the fans.
In addition, the number of supervisors and volunteers should be kept as low as possible.
Olympia 2021 in Tokyo: Opening ceremony live on free TV and free live stream
Two German free TV channels will show the opening ceremony on Friday, July 23, live and in full.
On the one hand the ZDF and on the other hand Eurosport.
The ceremony starts at 13:00 CET (20:00 local time) and can also in a free live streaming
zdf.de
be tracked.
In terms of sport, the Olympic Games 2021 has a number of highlights to offer: Even before the official start, the first soccer matches * will be on July 21 and 22. In the last games in Brazil, the German national team lost in the final against the Brazilian selection - now the group stage in Japan is taking revenge against Brazil.
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