NEW DELHI: The opening ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics will be held on Friday at the National Stadium in Tokyo amid the COVID-19 concerns in the Japanese capital. A total of twenty six members from the Indian contingent will attend the opening ceremony in Tokyo (20 athletes and 6 officials).
In the ceremony, India is at serial number 21 in the march past. The sequence of march past is as per the Japanese alphabet.
A total of 127 athletes (including reserves) across 18 sports disciplines from India are participating in the Olympics. This is the biggest-ever contingent India has sent to any Olympics. The 69 cumulative events across the 18 sport disciplines that India will participate in are also the highest ever for the country.
When will the Olympics 2021 take place?Competition technically began on Wednesday. The opening ceremony is on Friday 23rd and the Games will run till Sunday, August 8, 2021. The Tokyo Olympic 2020 opening ceremony will begin from 4:30 pm IST on July 23, 2021, while the events on Friday commenced at 5.30 am IST.
Where will the Olympics 2021 take place?42 venues in Japan will host the Games. 27 of these are split between the Heritage zone and Tokyo Bay Zone in in Tokyo
How to watch Tokyo Olympics
Live in India?The Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 will be streamed live on the SonyLiv app and website online.
Where can I get Tokyo Olympics Live Updates?Tokyo Olympics 2020 live updates and full coverage of all the events of the game will be available on TimesofIndia.com.
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