Photos: Keeping up with the Tokyo Olympics from afar

The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games lastly opened on July 24 after being postponed for a 12 months. But issues over rising Covid-19 circumstances meant that the cheering crowds of spectators weren't allowed at this version of the video games. This unprecedented measure was designed to keep away from a superspreader occasion and reassure a nervous Japanese public that opposed holding the Olympics throughout the pandemic. The Olympics could formally be with out supporters however at venues throughout Tokyo nationwide delegations have introduced the noise, changing followers saved out by coronavirus countermeasures.