TheTokyo Olympicshave officially kicked off.

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Tokyo 2020 - Opening Ceremony

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Tokyo 2020 - Opening Ceremony

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Empty seats are seen right before the opening ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

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Tokyo 2020 - Opening Ceremony

Athletes walked to a medley of orchestral versions of Japanese video game music from Final Fantasy, Mario, Sonic, Dragon Quest and Zelda.

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Italy’s flag bearer Jessica Rossi (L) and Italy’s flag bearer Elia Viviani lead the delegation during the opening ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

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US First Lady Jill Biden arrives to attend the opening ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

So far, at least 106 cases tied to the Olympicshave been reported. Tokyo 2020 CEO Toshiro Muto recently said he is not ruling out an 11th-hour cancellation of the Olympics.

Next, the Paralympics open on Aug. 24.

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To learn more about all the Olympic hopefuls, visitTeamUSA.org. The Tokyo Olympics begin July 23rd on NBC.

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