Australians watching the Tokyo Olympic Games opening ceremony from home have blasted Channel Seven's coverage of the event after the broadcaster interrupted the global spectacle with frequent ad breaks.Millions of Aussies tuned in to watch basketball star Patty Mills and swimming champion Cate Campbell lead the Australian team into the main stadium on Friday night.Australia was the 38th nation to walk out into the stadium, with a team of 63 athletes donning green and gold. Viewers were quick to label the theatrical performances during the three-hour-long spectacle as 'boring' and 'weak', claiming the event only came to life when a mesmerising drone display lit up the Tokyo night sky. 'Probably the least impressive opening ceremony ever.  
  
Awful lighting, poor camera work, weak theatrics, not enough performers to make it work,' one viewer wrote on Twitter.   Indigenous basketball star Patty Mills and swimming champion Cate Campbell proudly led the Australian team into the main stadium at the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympic Games Australia is seen walking out into the main stadium at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games on Friday night Mills is the first Indigenous athlete to carry the flag while Campbell is the first female swimmer Mills and Campbell pose for a photo as they lead the Aussie team during the Tokyo Games opening ceremonyFans meanwhile lauded the entry of the Tongan athletes into the stadium, with flag bearer and taekwondo star Pita Taufatofua arriving shirtless and seemingly covered in oil.But many were frustrated with Channel Seven constantly flicking to ads during the ceremony - with some admitting they had turned off the program altogether. 'Utterly disgusting that I have to endure adverts through the opening ceremony,' one tweeted. 'Be nice to watch the ceremony without ads!' another said.'I'm turning off.  
  
I'll stream it online with no ads. Epic fail Channel 7,' one wrote. Others though admitted they found the ads a welcome relief from the 'boring' opening ceremony. 'Ads have been more entertaining than what's being dished up as an opening ceremony sadly,' another commented.   Daily Mail Australia has contacted Channel Seven for comment.   Many Australians watching on from home have slammed the Channel 7 network for interrupting the broadcasting of the ceremony with ads - with some admitting they turned it off altogether Some expressed their disappointment with the opening ceremony with one saying it was the 'least impressive' they had seen Some Twitter users admitted they were frustrated with the amount of ads shown during Channel 7's coverage of the opening ceremony Viewers blasted the network for interrupting the global spectacle with constant ad breaks  Viewers were also disappointed with the uniforms worn by the Australian athletes as they paraded through Tokyo's National Stadium.'Seriously, Australia comes out in a school uniform?' one wrote.'Australia's Olympic uniform, while better than some previous iterations is still not good,' another tweeted. But a surprise drone show at the conclusion of the ceremony gained back viewer's attention, with many praising organisers for the 'mind-blowing' light display.More than 1,800 drones flew high above the stadium before joining together in unison to create a globe - lighting up each continent. In the background 'Imagine' by John Lennon was heard being covered by artists such as John Legend and Australia's own Keith Urban. 'Best part of an ordinary and long night,' one viewer wrote.'Not me getting emotional when I see Australia depicted by drones,' tweeted another Aussie.'The world made up of drones made me tear up, so beautiful and symbolic,' one said. 'Honestly saved this ceremony,' shared another.  Athletes and volunteers are seen watching the orb of drones during the opening ceremony More than 1,800 drones flew high above the stadium before joining together in unison to create a globe, lighting up each continent Many Aussies said the drone display at the end of the Tokyo Olympic Games opening ceremony was the highlight of the night The orb of drones could be seen far and wide across Tokyo on Friday night to celebrate the start of the Olympic GamesThe excitement ramped up a notch with Taufatofua's entry - who became an instant celebrity as he arrived in the stadium in traditional clothing.The muscular taekwondo star, who was born in Brisbane, 해외스포츠중계 is taking part in his third Olympics. He went viral when he also appeared shirtless at the Opening Ceremony for the 2016 Rio Games and likewise at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, where he represented Tonga in cross-country skiing.Fans old and new of Taufatofua took to Twitter to express their appreciation.'There's enough oil on the Tonga flag bearer to fry a turkey dinner and I love it.  
  
Is this man single? Oh my God,' wrote one.'Tonga's flag bearer is heating up the internet!' said another.'Tonga's flag bearer wins the evening for me,' added another Twitter user. Tongan athlete Pita Taufatofua has once again caused a sensation after leading out his nation's athletes at the Olympic Opening Ceremony while shirtless and smothered in baby oil  The 37-year-old taekwondo fighter went viral as he emerged as Tonga's flag bearer  It is the third Olympic Games in which Taufatofua has appeared shirtless at the ceremony  Taufatofua has become an instant celebrity from his entertaining entrance into the Olympic Stadium Mills was meanwhile on Friday night the first Indigenous athlete to carry the flag for Australia while Campbell was the first female swimmer. The rest of the Aussie athletes watched on with pride from the Olympic village with many excitedly waving the national flag.As the two carried the flag together, a string of other athletes marched behind them waving to friends and family watching from home.Athletes including world champion surfer Steph Gilmore and canoeist Jess Fox wore green and gold facemasks and held their own Australian paraphernalia.Tennis champion Naomi Osaka, who will represent Japan, was handed the honour of lighting the cauldron following the ceremony.Osaka climbed up the stairs to a pyramid inspired by Mount Fuji to light the cauldron which sat inside a flower. The world No.2's mother is Japanese and her father is Haitian. had earlier kicked off the Covid-delayed event with a symbolic show of hope and tenacity in the face of adversity. Naomi Osaka lights her torch before running to the cauldron to get the Tokyo Olympics underway after a year of delays Osaka is seen at the bottom of a pyramid representing Mount Fuji before lighting the cauldron Osaka is pictured carrying the Olympic torch towards the cauldron on Friday night to herald the opening of the games Tennis player Naomi Osaka lights the Olympic cauldron to mark the official opening of the Tokyo 2020 Games which were delayed by a year due to the pandemic Tennis champion Naomi Osaka, who will represent Japan, was handed the honour of lighting the cauldron following the ceremony One Aussie athlete poses for a photo during the opening ceremony on Friday night Australia was the 38th nation to walk out into the stadium with a team of 63 athletes donning green and gold Campbell and Mills are seen walking into the stadium as Australians cheer on from home  Sixty-three athletes representing Australia marched out on Friday night during the 2020 Tokyo Olympics Mills is seen leading the Aussies on Friday night.  
  
The Tokyo Games will be his fourth Olympics Australia will have a team of 287 athletes across 33 sports for the 2020 Games Cate Campbell is seen waving while carrying out the flag at the Tokyo Olympic GamesThere were just 950 VIPs and world leaders inside the 68,000-seat main arena in Tokyo to watch the display of light and colour amid rising case totals in the country which forced organisers to ban crowds.  Sombre and socially-distanced - gone were the tightly-packed dance routines that traditionally mark opening ceremonies as directors instead made the best use of projection technology to add colour and pageantry. A large firework display did add a burst of sound to what was otherwise an eerily quiet event, after organisers opted against playing artificial crowd noises in the arena.  Earlier in the day hundreds of sports fans gathered outside the main Olympic arena and certainly seemed to be enjoying themselves, some dressed in traditional Japanese regalia while others posed for photos in front of the Olympics' famous rings.Supporters were also treated to a fly-past by the Blue Impact military display team, whose jets streaked through the sky above the stadium trailing coloured smoke. 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