A year later than scheduled, Tokyo 2020 officially began with an understated and respectful opening ceremony on Friday.
The event at the main stadium took place with no general spectators and a much-reduced parade of athletes.
Great Britain were represented by just 22 of their 375-strong squad. Sailor Hannah Mills and rower Mohamed Sbihi were the flag-bearers who led them out.
The affected athletes are allowed out in order to train alongside their team-mates at the Team GB base and have been promised their participation in the Games itself will not be compromised provided they continue to submit negative PCR tests.
But they must otherwise remain inside their single-occupancy rooms.
Robertson said: “We are working on it on an hourly basis, but I would be lying if I said we were making progress.”
Saturday TV Highlights
Highlights on day one include the men’s cycling road race (0300-1000), Great Britain v hosts Japan in the women’s football tournament (1130) and qualification for the men’s artistic gymnastics (0200-1400). The swimming competitions also begin with heats.
General TV coverage of various sports is provided throughout the day by the BBC. Their live programmes are 0010-1340 (BBC One), 1340-1355 (BBC Two) and 1355-1800 (BBC One). There is also 24-hour coverage on the red button.
More specifically, Eurosport will showing: Basketball 0600, 0950, 1250 (Eurosport 2); Beach volleyball 0055, 0750, 1150 (Eurosport 2); Boxing 1030, 0420 Sun (Eurosport 1); Cycling, men’s road race 0245 (Eurosport 1), women’s road race 0445 Sun (Eurosport 1); Gymnastics 0200, 0350 (Eurosport 2), Judo 0340 Sun (Eurosport 2); Rowing 0030 Sat, 0050 Sun (Eurosport 1), Shooting 0240 (Eurosport 2), Skateboarding 0055 Sun, 0420 Sun (Eurosport 2), Volleyball 1345 (Eurosport 1), Swimming 1050 Sat, 0220 Sun (Eurosport 1).
