Recovery and unity the core messages at the heart of a kick-off show like no other. Here’s how to watch an Olympic Games opening ceremony live stream, with free options explained.
There’s nothing like the Parade of Nations to really get you in the mood for the Olympics, but the Tokyo 2020 opening ceremony promises to be unique, with speculation about madcap Mario mischief and an event dominated by cultural icons from video games and film giving way to discussions about what will actually be feasible and tasteful under this Covid-19 shadow. One thing’s for certain though — you won’t want to miss this. Here’s how to watch an Olympic Games opening ceremony live stream, with free options explained. At the heart of the opening ceremony will be the 68,000-capacity Japan National Stadium, renamed the Olympic Stadium for the Games. It was rebuilt especially for this event, its predecessor having stood on the same site as the main venue for the 1964 Olympics — the last time that Tokyo served as the host city. Recovery and unity were the themes of the ceremony 57 years ago, as Japan began to establish itself as a global superpower in the aftermath of the second world war, and we’re likely to get echoes of those very same notions this year.
