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TOKYO – Moments before Emperor of Japan Naruhito opened the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, singers from all over the world became one voice imagining world peace.
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Singers like John Legend sang “Imagine” by John Lennon before the doves were released as a symbol of peace, The Washington Post reported.
He was joined by Angelique Kidjo, Alejandro Sanz and Keith Urban, CNN reported.
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The Olympics said this was not the first time “Imagine” had become an anthem for the games. The organization shared a short retrospective of past performance on Twitter.
Organizers also took a moment to honor not only the athletes who compete in mostly empty venues during the COVID-19 pandemic, but also frontline medical workers who have dedicated countless hours to treating patients with the disease. of coronavirus.
The interlude came after more than 1,800 drones formed a globe and the Tokyo 2020 logo in the night sky above the city.
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