Tokyo 2020: Images From the First Weekend of the Olympics

Scenes from the first few days of Olympic competition in Japan

Despite a year of postponement and continuing health and safety concerns due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics are now under way. More than 11,500 athletes from some 205 national Olympic committee teams have gathered in Japan to compete in 339 events among 33 different sports. New sports added this year include skateboarding, sport climbing, and surfing. Collected here are images from the first few days of competition in Japan, with more to come as the games continue through August 8.