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Tokyo Olympics 2020: Silence Maintained for a Moment Amidst Fireworks To Honor the Lives Lost to the COVID-19 Pandemic
The Tokyo Olympics was postponed from last year owing to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic which has claimed millions of lives worldwide. Fans gathered outside the National Stadium in Tokyo ahead of the opening ceremony.
Amidst all the fireworks, there was a moment of silence maintained to honour the lives lost to the COVID-19 pandemic since last year as the opening ceremony took place at the National Stadium in Tokyo on July 23, Friday.
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Fireworks illuminating an empty stadium and a moment of silence to honor those lost to COVID-19, with a nod to Japanese tradition, the #OpeningCeremony marks the start of the #Tokyo2020 Olympic Games pic.twitter.com/N3PZTVdj54
â Reuters (@Reuters) July 23, 2021
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