Ikarus360 Posted July 23, 2021 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2021 5 minutes ago, alterNATE said: Do you guys have a link where I can watch the opening ceremony? Thank you in advance! Claro Sport and France TV will air it, but you might need a VPN depending of where you are right now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Rols Posted July 23, 2021 Report Share Posted July 23, 2021 Well, made it for another GBids live chat. Let the games begin! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikarus360 Posted July 23, 2021 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2021 17 minutes ago, yoshi said: Well that wood-looking contraption is clearly the rings, and the forming of the rings is a big moment of any Olympic ceremony now... I kinda knew these were gonna be the rings already from the sneak peak the organizers provided a week ago. The props holding the lanterns had large rings so I always suspected these weren't just for show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikarus360 Posted July 23, 2021 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2021 Checkered patterns https://www.instagram.com/p/CRqn5pklzCy/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevzz Posted July 23, 2021 Report Share Posted July 23, 2021 Very excited but also quite sad to see an empty stadium. It feels such a waste, in BBC footage it shows lots of general public gathering outside the fence trying to take pictures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nacholympic Posted July 23, 2021 Report Share Posted July 23, 2021 Hi!!!! Who else here??? Just few minutes to go!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nacholympic Posted July 23, 2021 Report Share Posted July 23, 2021 1 minute ago, kevzz said: Very excited but also quite sad to see an empty stadium. It feels such a waste, in BBC footage it shows lots of general public gathering outside the fence trying to take pictures. Yeap Chilean TV s alsho showing that... They should allow the entering of some people... They are gathered anyway.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevzz Posted July 23, 2021 Report Share Posted July 23, 2021 1 minute ago, Nacholympic said: Yeap Chilean TV s alsho showing that... They should allow the entering of some people... They are gathered anyway.. Exactly, allow them in and the stadium is empty and big enough to make sure they are all very far apart. Surely that is safer than them congregating outside?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nacholympic Posted July 23, 2021 Report Share Posted July 23, 2021 Spoiler alert: they say that tennis player Naomi Osaka probably would lit the cauldron 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nacholympic Posted July 23, 2021 Report Share Posted July 23, 2021 Wow official broadcast has started!!! I'm excited anyway!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevzz Posted July 23, 2021 Report Share Posted July 23, 2021 https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9817335/Tokyo-Olympics-Protesters-gather-hours-opening-ceremony.html Look at the crowd on Tokyo streets today. Mad, that they allow this but not allow them in the stadium! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevzz Posted July 23, 2021 Report Share Posted July 23, 2021 2 minutes ago, Nacholympic said: Spoiler alert: they say that tennis player Naomi Osaka probably would lit the cauldron Gosh hope not, don't think she deserves it yet. Just a couple of grand slam titles and no Olympic medals. Surely there are more successful Japanese Olympian than her! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nacholympic Posted July 23, 2021 Report Share Posted July 23, 2021 No sense meassures!!! Really! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMarkSnow2012 Posted July 23, 2021 Report Share Posted July 23, 2021 2 minutes ago, kevzz said: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9817335/Tokyo-Olympics-Protesters-gather-hours-opening-ceremony.html Look at the crowd on Tokyo streets today. Mad, that they allow this but not allow them in the stadium! That's the Daily Mail though- they love a shock-horror story Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikarus360 Posted July 23, 2021 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2021 4 minutes ago, kevzz said: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9817335/Tokyo-Olympics-Protesters-gather-hours-opening-ceremony.html Look at the crowd on Tokyo streets today. Mad, that they allow this but not allow them in the stadium! I remember the opening ceremony of the 2017 Universiade was disrupted due to people protesting because of some things Taiwan government and blocked the entrance of athletes into the opening. They might try to repeat that tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nacholympic Posted July 23, 2021 Report Share Posted July 23, 2021 1 minute ago, Ikarus360 said: I remember the opening ceremony of the 2017 Universiade was disrupted due to people protesting because of some things Taiwan government and blocked the entrance of athletes into the opening. They might try to repeat that tonight. Yeap--- first there was just a flag parade at YOG style and then all atyheles marched inn together... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tatsh Posted July 23, 2021 Report Share Posted July 23, 2021 I'm ready and the tv on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Rols Posted July 23, 2021 Report Share Posted July 23, 2021 10 minutes ago, kevzz said: Very excited but also quite sad to see an empty stadium. So, what’s new? It inevitably happens at every games that someone here will post “Hey, look at all the empty seats! These games are a failure” as soon as events start. Tokyo’s getting in early Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palette86 Posted July 23, 2021 Report Share Posted July 23, 2021 No spectators in stadium,really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tatsh Posted July 23, 2021 Report Share Posted July 23, 2021 The broadcasting has been started Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nacholympic Posted July 23, 2021 Report Share Posted July 23, 2021 It's really soulless this previous moment, really! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikarus360 Posted July 23, 2021 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2021 I wouldn't be surprised if Osaka lights the cauldron, really. Specially in the current times when diversity has been a strong theme in the Olympics, and Japan is infamous for being a very racially homogeneous country. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian2005 Posted July 23, 2021 Report Share Posted July 23, 2021 The lady who won the marathon in Sydney should light the flame. i forget her name but she was interviewed on tv recently Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMarkSnow2012 Posted July 23, 2021 Report Share Posted July 23, 2021 "The Marie Kondo of opening ceremonies" (BBC's Hazel Irvine) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nacholympic Posted July 23, 2021 Report Share Posted July 23, 2021 Ok Oficially HERE WE GO!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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