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According to Tokyo 2020
, 950 people attended the opening
. This is in a venue with a
of 68,000. Attendees included Japan's Emperor Naruhito, the US First Lady Jill Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron. Emperor Naruhito declared the Games
open. International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach said: "It is very
from what all of us had imagined, but let us cherish this
because finally we are all here
. Today is a
of hope." Naomi Osaka later tweeted about her excitement at lighting the
. She said it was: "Undoubtedly the greatest athletic achievement and
I will ever have in my life."