The Olympics has officially begun in Tokyo with the opening ceremony getting under way just after 12 our time this afternoon.

However, it will be a lot different to other years with fewer than 1,000 spectators will be there made-up of Olympic officials, invited guests and some reporters.

Irish Hockey International player Chloe Watkins will be one of the Irish Olmpians competing in Tokyo and her dad Gordon joined Andrea on the show along with Liz Shanahan in Cork, her daughter Louise is a member of the Athletics team...

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