The 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games are officially underway after a dazzling - if somewhat subdued - opening ceremony on Friday.
Tennis superstar Naomi Osaka had the privilege of lighting the Olympic cauldron, kicking off just over two weeks of sporting excellence.
But before we get to the athletic prowess, Twitter had rather a lot to say about that opening ceremony...
***BREAKING*** TONGA HAS WON THE OLYMPICS. We can all go home now. #Olympicspic.twitter.com/6yngzDkDrl
— ????BeardedDonkey???? (@BeardeddonkeyTv) July 23, 2021
Is Tonga open for travel? Asking for a friend… #Olympics#OpeningCeremonypic.twitter.com/2Cgm91WdH5
— Chaz (@chazapher) July 24, 2021
#OlympicGamesTokyo2020
— Franco (@FrancoandMarco) July 23, 2021
The star of the Olympics opening ceremony was the shirtless, oily Tongan flag bearer ????????✔ pic.twitter.com/ET9Vyn92qB
Rio 2016 ✅
— Olympics (@Olympics) July 23, 2021
PyeongChang 2018 ✅
Tokyo 2020✅
If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. ???? #OpeningCeremony#Tokyo2020pic.twitter.com/wEN8eg08YW
Ah the #Olympics and Ralph Lauren’s Team USA ???????? outfits patriotically scream “I’d like to speak to your manager!” #OurOlympiansArentKarensRalphpic.twitter.com/clildZGiTO
— Amy Has Been Vaccinated! ????❤️????????️???????? (@amyOscorpio) July 23, 2021
Why do the Team USA outfits look like they'd report you to HR for cursing pic.twitter.com/ZjsBKcFAGb
— Molly Mulshine (@mollymulshine) July 23, 2021
They’re all dressed like Damien from “the omen“ -OG version
— GrrArggh (@DejectedKat) July 23, 2021
Me, looking at the Ralph Lauren Olympic uniform look book. pic.twitter.com/nP7LOksnDE
— Gregg Favre (@GreggFavre) July 23, 2021
People complaining about Ralph Lauren 2020 Olympic outfits clearly don’t remember this ghastly abomination from 2014. pic.twitter.com/PnGfGlsKMd
— Christina Terry (@_ChristinaTerry) July 23, 2021
Interesting outfit by #Italy. #Olympics#Olympics2021pic.twitter.com/VzeCowzIMG
— Fion Li (@fion_li) July 23, 2021
Yikes the Italy outfits look like upside down pacmen?? #OpeningCeremony
— Kelly Lawler (@klawls) July 23, 2021
Italy rockin the pizza delivery outfits #OpeningCeremony
— Dean Koorey (@deankoorey) July 23, 2021
With all the fashion designers in Italy you’d think their #Olympics outfit will come harder than this ????
— Sleeping 파이닷 (@fabfaidat) July 23, 2021
Latvia bringing back the 80s #OpeningCeremony#Olympics#Olympics2021pic.twitter.com/Zpg4NJu3rv
— Quintilis Kattius (@katsterevin) July 24, 2021
The Olympics pictograms bit was one of the coolest #OpeningCeremony things ever pic.twitter.com/Vf7oueq0cs
— Thomas Schlarp (@TSchlarp) July 23, 2021
Human pictograms don't do days off. #Tokyo2020#OpeningCeremonypic.twitter.com/kDUHI8eLfj
— Olympics (@Olympics) July 24, 2021
Gamers watching the Olympics when they hear all these video game music being played that they know. pic.twitter.com/BWi6iHNooC
— Maku (@TropicalMaku) July 23, 2021
When Gal Gadot watched the #OpeningCeremony and saw them singing “Imagine”…#Tokyo2020pic.twitter.com/C0t1H9b6jA
— A L E V E N X I (@alevenxi) July 23, 2021
Hang in there! ☕️
— #Tokyo2020 (@Tokyo2020) July 23, 2021
We're over halfway there! #OpeningCeremony#Tokyo2020 | #UnitedByEmotion | #StrongerTogether | #Olympicspic.twitter.com/ZsHYZ9sTn5
