TOKYO -- The 2020 Tokyo Games kicked off on Friday with virtually no spectators, a reduced contingent of athletes, and subdued performances to acknowledge the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, which delayed the Olympics by a year.
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The Olympic flame burns in Tokyo as the opening ceremony concludes on July 23. (Photo by Takaki Kashiwabara)
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