Unprecedented Olympics Start with Socially-distanced Opening Ceremony

Fireworks illuminate over the National Stadium during the opening ceremony of the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 23, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)

Fireworks explode during the opening ceremony in the Olympic Stadium at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 23, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

The Tokyo 2020 Olympics Opening Ceremony - Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan - July 23, 2021. Performers are seen during the opening ceremony REUTERS/Marko Djurica

The Tokyo 2020 Olympics Opening Ceremony - Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan - July 23, 2021. A performer sings during the opening ceremony REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson

he Tokyo 2020 Olympics Opening Ceremony - Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan - July 23, 2021. Flagbearers Musa Bwogi and Kirabo Namutebi of Uganda lead their contingent in the athletes parade during the opening ceremony REUTERS/Phil Noble

The Tokyo 2020 Olympics Opening Ceremony - Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan - July 23, 2021. Flag bearer Ghirmai Efrem of Eritrea leads his contingent during the athletes' parade at the opening ceremony REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach

The Tokyo 2020 Olympics Opening Ceremony - Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan - July 23, 2021. Athletes from Kenya are seen during the opening ceremony REUTERS/Marko Djurica

he Tokyo 2020 Olympics Opening Ceremony - Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan - July 23, 2021. Natalia Santos of Angola leads their contingent in the athletes parade during the opening ceremony REUTERS/Mike Blake

The Tokyo 2020 Olympics Opening Ceremony - Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan - July 23, 2021. Flag bearer Natalia Santos of Angola during the opening ceremony leads her contingent during the athletes' parade at the opening ceremony REUTERS/Hannah Mckay

Nadia Eke of Ghana and Sulemanu Tetteh of Ghana lead their contingent in the athletes parade during the opening ceremony REUTERS/Mike Blake

Abdelmalik Muktar, of Ethiopia, carries his country's flag during the opening ceremony in the Olympic Stadium at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 23, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Flag bearer Robyn Young of Eswatini leads her contingent during the athletes' parade at the opening ceremony REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach