Naomi Osaka lights flame to fire Olympics

By Antoni Slodkowski, Elaine Lies and Kiyoshi Takenaka
Updated July 24 2021 - 1:05am, first published 1:02am
Naomi Osaka carries the torch before lighting the cauldron in Tokyo's Olympic Stadium.
Naomi Osaka carries the torch before lighting the cauldron in Tokyo's Olympic Stadium.

Japanese tennis superstar Naomi Osaka has ignited the cauldron in Tokyo to launch the Olympic Games at the end of a dignified, subdued opening ceremony.