Sportshour at the Tokyo Olympic Games

We’re live in Japan on day one of the delayed Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. The BBC’s Ed Harry reflects on the opening ceremony and rounds up the best of the action so far, while Japanese Olympic historian, Roy Tomizawa, gives us a sense of how the local population feel about the event taking place against the backdrop of the coronavirus pandemic. We also hear from Mayar Sherif who makes history as the first Egyptian woman to play tennis at an Olympic Games and from USA water polo player Kaleigh Gilchrist, who is in Tokyo two years on from being injured when a balcony collapsed in a nightclub she was in. Simon Gleave from Gracenote tells us which nations are predicted to do well in the medals table and in Sporting Witness, wrestler Yojiro Uetake recalls his memories of competing in the Tokyo Olympics of 1964. And Australia bowler Amanda-Jade Wellington tells us about her excitement about playing in new cricket format, The Hundred. The Southern Brave player tells us it doesn’t need to try and replicate the Big Bash League as she’s confident the new tournament will make a name for itself. She also tells us of her hopes of seeing cricket return to the Olympic Games and about her love for Pokemon.Image: Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on July 23, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Toru Hanai/Getty Images)