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of new covid cases there. the games kicked off friday with the opening ceremony. the stadium, however, largely empty. the stands, of course, amid covid protocols. it did include a spectacular drone display right there, and the always popular parade of athlete. a tennis star from japan, naomi osaka, getting the honor of lighting the olympic cauldron, as you see right there. so the games now under way. we already have our first gold medal winner. that honor goes to china who won in the 10 meter air rifle competition. cnn s selena wang is at the games for us. selena, it is great to finally see the kickoff of the events and watch the opening ceremonies, even though it was more subdued. it does kind of set the tone for everything, doesn t it? what more are you learning about the athletes and how they re feeling today? reporter: well, fred, it was incredible to watch those
under way. friday s opening ceremony kicked off the competition in dazzling fashion, along with the parade of nations, although some u.s. olympians did their own rendition outside the stadium because of covid concerns. the ceremony featured a magnificent drone display, high above the arena there. first lady jill biden is in tokyo, she was there for opening certific ceremonies, there to cheer on team usa. has seen several events this morning. coy wire is in tokyo for the action. c coy, some u.s. teams are playing pretty good, even though it hasn t resulted in medals just yet. they re excited to be there. reporter: no doubt about that, fred. good to see you. first time since the 1972 games in munich, team usa was shut out of the medals on the opening day of competition at a summer