How opening ceremony unfolded: Naomi Osaka lights cauldron, drones captivate world A Set the default text size A Set large text size A Set the default text size A Set large text size
Tennis star Naomi Osaka had the honour of lighting the Olympic cauldron early Saturday AEST, at the end of four hour ceremony tinged with pandemic melancholy and a moment of high tech that wowed the watching world.
The first hour of the ceremony took a sombre look at the state of the world and the virus that meant the games were delatyed by a year and have to be played out in front of empty stands.
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