GALLERY: 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games kick off with opening ceremony

Fireworks illuminate over the National Stadium during the opening ceremony of the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 23, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)(Shuji Kajiyama | AP)

Fireworks explode during the opening ceremony in the Olympic Stadium at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 23, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)(Patrick Semansky | AP)

More than 1,800 drones form the shape of a globe during the opening ceremony at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Friday, July 23, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato)(Kiichiro Sato | AP)

CORRECTS SPELLING OF LAST NAME TO ALVAREZ, NOT ALVARES - Sue Bird and Eddy Alvarez, of the United States of America, carry their country's flag during the opening ceremony in the Olympic Stadium at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 23, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)(Petr David Josek | AP)

CORRECTS SPELLING OF LAST NAME TO ALVAREZ, NOT ALVARES - Sue Bird and Eddy Alvarez, of the United States of America, carry their country's flag during the opening ceremony in the Olympic Stadium at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 23, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)(Charlie Riedel | AP)

Naomi Osaka lights the Olympic flame during the opening ceremony in the Olympic Stadium at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 23, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)(David J. Phillip | AP)

CORRECTS SPELLING OF LAST NAME TO ALVAREZ, NOT ALVARES - Sue Bird and Eddy Alvarez, of the United States of America, carry their country's flag during the opening ceremony in the Olympic Stadium at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 23, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)(Natacha Pisarenko | AP)

CORRECTS SPELLING OF LAST NAME TO ALVAREZ, NOT ALVARES - Sue Bird and Eddy Alvarez, of the United States of America, carry their country's flag during the opening ceremony in the Olympic Stadium at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 23, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)(Natacha Pisarenko | AP)

CORRECTS SPELLING OF LAST NAME TO ALVAREZ, NOT ALVARES - Sue Bird and Eddy Alvarez, of the United States of America, carry their country's flag during the opening ceremony at the Olympic Stadium at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 23, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)(Morry Gash | AP)

Naomi Osaka lights the Olympic cauldron during the opening ceremony at the Olympic Stadium at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 23, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)(Morry Gash | AP)

The Olympic flame burns during the opening ceremony in the Olympic Stadium at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 23, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)(Lee Jin-man | AP)

The Olympic flame burns during the opening ceremony in the Olympic Stadium at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 23, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)(Lee Jin-man | AP)

Fireworks illuminate over National Stadium during the opening ceremony of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Friday, July 23, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato)(Kiichiro Sato | AP)

Former tennis player Shuzo Matsuoka, center, carries a lantern containing the Olympic Flame to Tokyo's fist leg of torch relay during the unveiling ceremony for Olympic Flame of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic torch relay at Komazawa Olympic Park, Friday, July 9, 2021, in Tokyo. Komazawa Olympic Park Stadium, where the flame unveiling ceremony took place, was used as one of the venues during the previous Tokyo Olympics held in 1964.(AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)(Eugene Hoshiko | AP)

Former tennis player Shuzo Matsuoka carries a lantern containing the Olympic Flame to Tokyo's fist leg of torch relay during the unveiling ceremony for Olympic Flame of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic torch relay at Komazawa Olympic Park, Friday, July 9, 2021, in Tokyo. Komazawa Olympic Park Stadium, where the flame unveiling ceremony took place, was used as one of the venues during the previous Tokyo Olympics held in 1964. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)(Eugene Hoshiko | AP)

Former tennis player Shuzo Matsuoka, right, carries a lantern containing the Olympic Flame to Tokyo's fist leg of torch relay as Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike, second from left, and Aki Taguchi, second right, official ambassador of the Tokyo 2020 Torch Relay, send him off during the unveiling ceremony for Olympic Flame of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic torch relay at Komazawa Olympic Park, Friday, July 9, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)(Eugene Hoshiko | AP)

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike, left, receives a lantern containing the Olympic Flame from Aki Taguchi, center, official ambassador of the Tokyo 2020 Torch Relay, as former tennis player Shuzo Matsuoka, right, applauds during the unveiling ceremony for Olympic Flame of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic torch relay at Komazawa Olympic Park, Friday, July 9, 2021, in Tokyo. Komazawa Olympic Park, where the flame unveiling ceremony took place, was used as one of the venues during the previous Tokyo Olympics held in 1964.(AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)(Eugene Hoshiko | AP)

Torchbearers flash v-signs during the final Olympic torch relay event at the Tokyo Metropolitan Government complex in Tokyo Friday, July 23, 2021. (AP Photo/Kantaro Komiya)(Kantaro Komiya | AP)

Torch bearers pass the Olympic flame during the opening ceremony in the Olympic Stadium at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 23, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)(Kirsty Wigglesworth | AP)

Torch bearers make their way around the stadium during the opening ceremony in the Olympic Stadium at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 23, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)(Ashley Landis | AP)

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike, left, receives a lantern containing the Olympic Flame from Aki Taguchi, right, official ambassador of the Tokyo 2020 Torch Relay, during the unveiling ceremony for Olympic Flame of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic torch relay at Komazawa Olympic Park, Friday, July 9, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)(Eugene Hoshiko | AP)

Torch bearers pass the Olympic flame during the opening ceremony in the Olympic Stadium at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 23, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)(Charlie Riedel | AP)

Torch bearers carry the Olympics flame during the opening ceremony in the Olympic Stadium at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 23, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)(Charlie Riedel | AP)

Torchbearer, Japanese Olympic Committee President Yasuhiro Yamashita, left, performs a torch kiss during the final torch relay event for the Tokyo Olympics at the Tokyo Metropolitan Government complex in Tokyo Friday, July 23, 2021. (AP Photo/Kantaro Komiya)(Kantaro Komiya | AP)

Torch bearers pass the Olympic flame during the opening ceremony in the Olympic Stadium at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 23, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)(Kirsty Wigglesworth | AP)

A torch bearer passes the Olympic flame during the opening ceremony in the Olympic Stadium at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 23, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)(Kirsty Wigglesworth | AP)

Torch bearers pass the Olympic flame during the opening ceremony in the Olympic Stadium at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 23, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)(Petr David Josek | AP)

Anti-Olympic protestors demonstrate near the National Stadium in Tokyo, Japan where the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics took place, Friday, July 23, 2021. (AP Photo/Kantaro Komiya)(Kantaro Komiya | AP)

The Olympic cauldron gets lit at Yume no Ohashi bridge after the opening ceremony at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 23, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (Robert Carr/Pool Photo via AP)(Robert Carr | AP)

Gold medalist Ayaka Takahashi, of Japan, prepares to light the cauldron at Yume no Ohashi bridge after the opening ceremony at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 23, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (Robert Carr/Pool Photo via AP)(Robert Carr | AP)

Torch bearers pass the Olympic flame during the opening ceremony in the Olympic Stadium at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 23, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)(David J. Phillip | AP)

Hiromi performs during the opening ceremony in the Olympic Stadium at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 23, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)(Petr David Josek | AP)

Torch bearers prepare to make their way around the stadium during the opening ceremony in the Olympic Stadium at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 23, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)(Natacha Pisarenko | AP)

Fireworks light up the sky during the opening ceremony in the Olympic Stadium at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 23, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (Hannah McKay/Pool Photo via AP)(HANNAH MCKAY | AP)

Dancers perform during the opening ceremony in the Olympic Stadium at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 23, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)(Lee Jin-man | AP)

Anti-Olympic protestors demonstrate near the National Stadium in Tokyo, Japan where the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics took place, Friday, July 23, 2021. (AP Photo/Kantaro Komiya)(Kantaro Komiya | AP)

Gold medalist Ayaka Takahashi, of Japan, lights the cauldron at Yume no Ohashi bridge after the opening ceremony at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 23, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (Robert Carr/Pool Photo via AP)(Robert Carr | AP)

By Action News 5 Staff

Published: Jul. 23, 2021 at 12:39 PM CDT|Updated: Jul. 23, 2021 at 12:54 PM CDT

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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - The 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, postponed to 2021, opened Friday with a big ceremony, of course.

Athletes, dancers and singers filled the stadium for the ceremonial walk-through of all participating countries, performances and the torch lighting.

In case you missed it, or just want to get a glimpse of it again, we’ve compiled some photos from the ceremony above.

Happy scrolling and go Team USA!

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