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Games organizers said 950 people attended the opening ceremony, in a
with a capacity of 68,000. Attendees included Japan's Emperor Naruhito and the US First Lady Jill Biden. Emperor Naruhito declared the Games
open. Olympics President Thomas Bach said: "It is very
from what all of us had imagined, but let us cherish this
because finally we are
here
. Today is a
of hope." Naomi Osaka tweeted about lighting the
. She said it was: "Undoubtedly the
athletic achievement and
I will ever have in my life."