After a year of absence and amid much debate recently due to fears of Covid spreading, the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics officially kicked off with fireworks in an almost empty stadium, lacking the usual crowd energy.
"Today is a moment of hope. Yes, it is very different from what we had imagined. But let’s appreciate this moment, because we are all finally here together. This sense of unity - this is the light at the end of the dark tunnel of the pandemic. " - said the president of the International Olympic Committee, Thomas Bach.
Ylli i tenisit, japonezja Naomi Osaka, pati nderin e veçantë që të shërbente si personi i fundit qe mbante pishtarin olimpik.
The Olympic Cauldron has been lit! ?@naomiosaka does the honours as the curtain rises on #Tokyo2020. #OpeningCeremony | #StrongerTogether pic.twitter.com/6bYlwnMDfh
— Olympics (@Olympics) July 23, 2021
Albania will be represented by nine athletes at the Olympic Games: Briken Calja and Erkand Qerimaj who will compete in Olympic weightlifting; swimmers Nikoll Merizaj and Kledi Kadiu; runner Luiza Gega and long jump Izmir Smajlaj; Matvei Petrov in gymnastics, Indrit Cullhaj in judo and Manuela Delilaj in shooting.
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