After postponement and seemingly endless problems, the Tokyo Olympic cauldron was finally lit Friday night in a nearly empty National Stadium, marking the start of a games being held under unprecedented circumstances during the coronavirus pandemic and with public opinion still split.The opening ceremony raised the curtain on the largest multinational event to take place since the virus took hold early last year and following a one-year delay. Involving about 11,000 athletes from over 200 countries and regions, venues will be without spectators for the first Olympics in history…READ FULL ARTICLE
