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Greece were the first team in, more than an hour ago. What have they been doing all this time?
They must be absolutely shattered.
Summary
Tokyo Olympic Games declared open in poignant ceremony
Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka lights Olympic flame
'Today is a moment of hope,' says IOC president Thomas Bach
Japan’s Emperor Naruhito among almost 1,000 VIPs and delegates attending
Ceremony at Tokyo Olympic Stadium without spectators
Only 22 of GB's 375-strong squad join much-reduced athletes' parade
Protests against the Games outside stadium
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Paraguay's pink and white stripes makes them look like a massive barber shop ensemble. Or sticks of rock.
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There's another topless flagbearer, this time from Vanuatu. Rower Rillio Rio Rii is the second man to turn up bare-chested.
Old hat now.
Postpublished at 13:58 BST 23 July 2021
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By the way, the belting music is actually taken from famous Japanese video games. We've had Sonic the Hedgehog and Final Fantasy, amongst others.
Postpublished at 13:55 BST 23 July 2021
Here come New Zealand. Good of them to show up.
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Evil batman: Oil him up
Topless Tongan arrivespublished at 13:53 BST 23 July 2021
The topless Tongan!
Pita Taufatofua is here again!
Look at all that baby oil. The taekwondo competitor steals the show at another opening ceremony.
Postpublished at 13:52 BST 23 July 2021
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Oh, Germany, what have you done?
Horrific - and I'm talking unfathomably bad - green tracksuits. Remember when you could get green toilet paper? That colour. Not at all helped by luminous trainers.
IOC president Thomas Bach is on his feet waving to his countrymen, but I bet he's secretly livid about those outfits.
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Denmark's male athletes are wearing red blazers with shorts. They look like they are on their way to school.
Postpublished at 13:46 BST 23 July 2021
We're up to 112 teams in. Over halfway.
Postpublished at 13:43 BST 23 July 2021
Remember earlier on I was talking about the kalpak, the national hat of Kyrgyzstan? Here it is, in all its glory, as Kyrgyzstan's flagbearer Denis Petrashov leads his team out...
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By the way, the orchestral music that provides the soundtrack to this athletes' parade is absolutely epic. I think they could burst into the theme from Pirates of the Caribbean at any moment.
Postpublished at 13:34 BST 23 July 2021
That was 1976, this is Tokyo 2020. Take a look at how Great Britain entered the Olympic Stadium this time around...
Postpublished at 13:32 BST 23 July 2021
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Jamaican sprint legend Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce hasn't got involved in the flag-tussling nonsense. Almost half the size of boxer Ricardo Brown, she has left the flag-carrying to him and is clutching his arm.
She is also rocking the best hair - a wonderful neon pink colour.
Postpublished at 13:28 BST 23 July 2021
We've talked a bit about how tricky it is for two people to share flag-bearing duty.
Have a look at the Greek flagbearers tussling over carrying responsibility...
Postpublished at 13:25 BST 23 July 2021
Delighted to see that Jo Konta plays Monopoly.
Remember, she's had to pull out of the Games after a positive Covid test.