Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka debuted bright red box braids as she lit the cauldron at the opening ceremony. Similar styles in varoius colors have been popular around the Games — neon pink for sprinter Amya Clarke of Saint Kitts and Nevis; blue, red and white for French judo fighter Romane Dicko.
Associated Press
August 02, 2021 / 10:45 AM IST
Uche Eke, of Nigeria, competes on the horizontal bar during the men's artistic gymnastic qualifications at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
Mongolian coach Undralbat Lkhagva has the Olympic rings cut and dyed into his hair as he watches the women's 10-meter air pistol at the Asaka Shooting Range in the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Francine Niyonsaba, of Burundi, finishes a heat in the women's 5,000-meter run at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
Amya Clarke, of Saint Kitts and Nevis, prepares to start in her heat of the women's 100-meters at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
Michelle-Lee Ahye, of Trinidad and Tobago, wins a heat in the women's 100-meter run at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
Angola's Azenaide Carlos controls the ball during the women's Preliminary Round Group A handball match between Netherlands and Angola at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)
Russian Olympic Committee's Alena Tiron's braids fly as she plays in their women's rugby sevens match against New Zealand at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 30, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)
Roda Njobvu, of Zambia, runs in her heat of the women's 100-meters at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
Tia-Adana Belle, of Barbados, gets ready to compete in a heat in the women's 400-meter hurdles at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
Naomi Osaka, of Japan, serves to Viktorija Golubic, of Switzerland, during second round of the tennis competition at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)