:00:01. > :00:11.returns. As does Felix Sanchez, he of the flashing wristband, he
:00:11. > :00:26.
:00:26. > :00:29.became their first Olympic champion In the summer that we bid farewell
:00:29. > :00:31.to Lonesome George, the last giant tortoise of its kind in the
:00:31. > :00:34.Galapagos Islands, so great was his loss that the President addressed
:00:34. > :00:44.the nation. Here is hoping its 36 athletes can raise their spirits
:00:44. > :00:47.The Egyptians are here. A nation of 82 million and after all the
:00:47. > :00:57.turmoil of the past 18 months, they have a new President and they have
:00:57. > :00:58.
:00:58. > :01:08.hoped for more stability. The flag- bearer won Egypt only medal at the
:01:08. > :01:13.
:01:13. > :01:16.Beijing Olympics, a bronze in judo. Ramadan falls during the Games.
:01:16. > :01:21.They have been told they don't have to fast and can make up fast days
:01:21. > :01:25.later. Some will choose to and some will not. El Salvador, the most
:01:25. > :01:35.densely populated state on the mainland of the Americas. Their
:01:35. > :01:52.
:01:52. > :02:02.first Games was in Mexico City in Eritrea's on the Red Sea. First
:02:02. > :02:13.
:02:13. > :02:16.competed in 2000. They won their Estonia has hosted part of an
:02:16. > :02:26.Olympic Games with the sailing events in 1980 when Moscow was the
:02:26. > :02:26.
:02:26. > :02:32.main venue. Tallinn was our Weymouth. Home of some of the best
:02:32. > :02:35.names of all time in distance running. All 38 of Ethiopia's
:02:35. > :02:38.medals have come in middle and long-distance running and expect
:02:38. > :02:45.more this time. Maybe from Bekele, one of the most dangerous threats
:02:45. > :02:55.to Mo Farah in the 10,000m. No one has won three 10,000m titles at the
:02:55. > :02:59.
:02:59. > :03:08.Olympics. Bekele could. Fiji is my favourite. My favourite flag.
:03:08. > :03:10.my favourite outfit! The best outfits so far. I wonder if Fiji's
:03:10. > :03:13.greatest ever sportsman, Vijay Singh, will still be competitive
:03:13. > :03:19.when golf makes its competitive debut in Rio in four years' time.
:03:19. > :03:26.He is one of the fittest golfers on tour so you never know. Finland are
:03:26. > :03:34.here. The flag-bearer is the former world champion at a 100m freestyle.
:03:34. > :03:44.The first woman ever to carry the Finnish flag at the Summer Olympics.
:03:44. > :03:46.
:03:46. > :03:53.Watch out for the javelin thrower. The flag-bearer is a 19-year-old, a
:03:53. > :04:03.swimmer. He carries one of the most colourful and cheerful of all the
:04:03. > :04:11.
:04:11. > :04:14.flags in my opinion. MUSIC: "Staying Alive". The Bee Gees thump
:04:14. > :04:17.out, everybody is rocking in the stadium. We might have been in
:04:17. > :04:24.Paris tonight. It came down to a choice between London and Paris to
:04:24. > :04:27.host these Games. The rest is history, but we welcome this big
:04:27. > :04:37.French team and that is a big man, Teddy Renate, five-time world
:04:37. > :04:41.
:04:41. > :04:51.champion in judo. He is not cuddly! Maybe to some! Flag-bearer won two
:04:51. > :04:52.
:04:52. > :04:59.golds in 1996, has five medals in all. David and Carol Hoy will be
:04:59. > :05:08.even more proud than they have been of their son, Chris. Sir Chris Hoy!
:05:08. > :05:15.He will carry the Union flag into the stadium in a few moments. What
:05:15. > :05:19.am I saying? We are only at G! You're ahead of yourself. We have
:05:19. > :05:23.had Gabbidon and The Gambia. One of the smallest countries in Africa. A
:05:23. > :05:26.coastline of the Atlantic, first competed in 1984. The blue stripe
:05:26. > :05:36.on their flag represents The Gambia river that flows through the
:05:36. > :05:36.
:05:36. > :05:46.The flag-bearer is a 43-year-old pistol shooter appearing in her 7th
:05:46. > :06:13.
:06:13. > :06:21.Olympic Games. Representing a 2 million Germans. The hockey player
:06:21. > :06:31.is the flag bearer. Always strong in a team sport. The men are the
:06:31. > :06:35.
:06:35. > :06:45.defending hockey champions. Three gold medals in the equestrian event.
:06:45. > :06:57.
:06:57. > :07:07.Zara Phillips will be in the three- I like the displays of informality
:07:07. > :07:17.among people who are normally very formal. Indeed. Nine athletes here
:07:17. > :07:18.
:07:18. > :07:25.for Ghana. Some very interested onlookers. He and we have the Prime
:07:25. > :07:32.Minister. They will have a wait before they can raise the roof for
:07:32. > :07:39.the Great Britain team. youngest ever sprint world champion