Tennis star Naomi Osaka made a surprise appearance at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony on Friday to light the Olympic cauldron.
While her appearance at the end of the opening ceremony was a surprise, some did catch a major hint that Osaka might be participating in the cauldron-lighting ceremony when, earlier on Friday, Olympic organizers requested to have her opening match pushed back from Saturday to Sunday, according toOn Friday, Osaka took to Instagram to share what the honor meant to her.
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