and so, more than 200 nations converged on a city in a state of emergency. all in masks, the british team for the night was trimmed down. just 22 of them marched, led by moe sbihi and hannah mills, a rower and a sailor. this games is a year late. the ioc s called it the light at the end of a tunnel. the pandemic forced us apart. this separation made this tunnel so dark. l but today, wherever in the world - you may be, we are united in sharing this moment together. 0ver four hours, there was fun and, too, the sense of an 0lympics as a tv event. it s showtime. but tokyo s showpiece has come with the world still in a pandemic. for the next 17 days, they want sport to be the focus. joe lynskey, bbc news. 0ur sports correspondent natalie pirks was watching