Let the games begin!!
The Games of the XXXII (32nd) Olympiad will begin with the opening ceremony this morning, and go through Sunday, August 8, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan.
After a yearlong postponement due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the best athletes in the world will be participating in 339 events across 33 sports and 50 disciplines.
The Canadian squad is made up of 370 athletes, which is the nation’s largest since 1984.
Women’s basketball player Miranda Ayim and men’s rugby sevens player Nathan Hirayama have been named Canada’s flag-bearers for the opening ceremony.
However, the majority of Canada’s Olympic team will not be there with them.
The Canadian Olympic Committee said yesterday that only a small contingent of 30 to 40 Canadian athletes will march into Olympic Stadium this morning.
Athletes aren’t allowed into the village until five days before they compete, so fewer Canadian athletes will physically be in the village.
For the official website of the Tokyo 2020 Summer Games, please click here.
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These are the Canadian athletes scheduled to appear at the opening ceremony:
Badminton:
Jason Ho-Shue
Joshua Hurlburt-Yu
MIchelle Li
Josephine Wu
Nyl Yakura
Brian Yang
Canoe Slalom:
Haley Daniels
Florence, Maheu
Michael Taylor
Basketball:
Miranda Ayim
BMX:
Drew Mechielsen
James Palmer
Fencing:
Blake Broszus
Diving:
Melissa Citrini-Beaulieu
Cedric Fofana
Caeli McKay
Celina Toth
Rylan Wiens
Nathan Zsombor-Murray
Rugby Sevens:
Nathan Hirayama
Shooting:
Linda Kjeiko
Skateboarding:
Micky Papa
Tennis:
Félix Auger-Aliassime
Leylah Annie Fernandez
Sharon Fichman
Gabriela Dabrowski
Weightlifting
Maude Charron
Tali Darsigny
Kristel Ngarlem
Boady Santavy
This is the second time that the Olympic Games will take place in Tokyo, which previously welcomed the world in 1964.
The #OpeningCeremony marks the official beginning 🎉 of #Tokyo2020 and it's almost time ⏰ for it to get underway at 7 am ET!
Check out some of our favourite Opening Ceremony moments ➡️ https://t.co/uCbtScxTPJ pic.twitter.com/lte631OKr0
— Team Canada (@TeamCanada) July 23, 2021
.@TeamCanada will send a delegation of 30 athletes, including Flag Bearers Miranda Ayim and Nathan Hirayama, and six Mission Team staff members to participate in the Tokyo 2020 Opening Ceremony. https://t.co/DBoXNxY38d
— Team Canada PR (@TeamCanadaPR) July 23, 2021