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Naomi Osaka a symbol of progress as well as hope at 'no protest' Olympics
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mirror.co.ukShe was down to make a low-key return to public life in an empty tennis stadium in Tokyo. But Naomi Osaka had other ideas and on a balmy evening swapped relative obscurity for the biggest stage going.
Fifty-three days after withdrawing from the French Open citing mental health concerns, the tennis superstar stood in front of a watching world and lit the Olympic torch.
Her first round match against China’s Zheng Saisai had quietly been pushed back 24 hours, freeing her up for a late one. She took full advantage, receiving the flame before climbing the steps of a symbolic Mount Fuji and setting the pyre ablaze. "Undoubtedly the greatest athletic achievement and honour I will ever have in my life," she said later.
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