Tokyo Olympics Open With Muted Ceremony & Empty Stadium
Belated and beleaguered, the virus-delayed Tokyo Summer Olympics finally opened Friday night with cascading fireworks and made-for-TV choreography in a near-empty stadium. It was a colorful but subdued ceremony that set a striking tone to match a unique Olympics during a global pandemic. Following the opening, devoid of crowd energy, the Olympics convened amid outrage and criticism within Japan, but with hopes from organizers that the excitement of the sports to follow would offset the widespread opposition. “Today is a moment of hope. Yes, it is very different from what all of us had imagined...