Opening Ceremony Replay

:00:00. > :01:07.This programme contains scenes of Repetitive Flashing Images.

:01:08. > :01:32.Welcome to Rio de Janeiro, where the BBC will be giving you coverage,

:01:33. > :01:44.whether it is on television, radio, online or to BBC sport app. The

:01:45. > :01:52.games got underway last night, just a warning that the ceremony contains

:01:53. > :01:56.flashing images. Let us join the commentary team, Andrew Cotter and

:01:57. > :02:00.Hazel Irvine. COMMENTATOR: Hello, welcome,

:02:01. > :02:02.to paraphrase Charles Dickens, it's the best of times and worst

:02:03. > :02:05.of times in Brazil, the economy tanking,

:02:06. > :02:06.the political establishment in turmoil, health crisis

:02:07. > :02:09.across the region, and not an easy time for the icy in our faith

:02:10. > :02:12.in fair play and yet here we are, 14,500 athletes about to share

:02:13. > :02:15.the biggest, the best and most significant celebration

:02:16. > :02:16.on the planet. Perhaps we need sport

:02:17. > :02:19.at the Olympics to remind us of how brilliant we can be and how joyous

:02:20. > :02:22.it is to share something good with the rest of the world

:02:23. > :02:24.in times of crisis. Against that backdrop,

:02:25. > :02:27.what will Rio give us tonight? The opening ceremony,

:02:28. > :02:28.rightly or wrongly, helps The great sporting moments sear

:02:29. > :02:32.themselves into our memories but so, too, we remember spectacular,

:02:33. > :02:34.clever moments, the arch in Barcelona, jet Pac man

:02:35. > :02:36.in Los Angeles, 2008, dramas in Beijing or anyone

:02:37. > :02:38.of so many from London, getting the Games off to a good

:02:39. > :02:41.start goes a long But this ceremony is not expensive

:02:42. > :02:44.by recent standards, one of the main directors,

:02:45. > :02:47.the film director Fernando Mirallas has said that in these times,

:02:48. > :02:50.how can you spend fortunes of this? He said Athens was classical,

:02:51. > :02:52.Beijing was grandiose, London was smart and this

:02:53. > :02:54.is going to be cool. Time for you to judge

:02:55. > :02:56.for yourselves and enjoyed it. Time for you to judge for yourselves

:02:57. > :02:59.and enjoy it. Welcome to the opening ceremony

:03:00. > :03:01.of the Olympic Games. For the very first time,

:03:02. > :03:03.South America welcomes the world # O Rio de Janeiro continua lindo

:03:04. > :03:24.# O Rio de Janeiro continua # O Rio de Janeiro,

:03:25. > :03:34.fevereiro e maro # Al, al,

:03:35. > :03:36.Realengo - aquele abrao! # Al, torcida do Flamengo

:03:37. > :03:44.- aquele abrao! # Chacrinha continua balanando

:03:45. > :03:50.a pana # E continua

:03:51. > :04:10.dando as ordens no terreiro # Al, al, seu Chacrinha -

:04:11. > :04:16.velho guerreiro # Al, al, Terezinha, Rio de Janeiro

:04:17. > :04:24.# Al, al, seu Chacrinha - # Todo mundo da Portela -

:04:25. > :04:31.aquele abrao! # Todo ms de fevereiro -

:04:32. > :04:44.aquele passo! # Al, Banda de Ipanema -

:04:45. > :04:49.aquele abrao! # Meu caminho pelo mundo eu mesmo

:04:50. > :04:53.trao # Pra voc que meu

:04:54. > :04:59.esqueceu - aquele abrao! # Todo o povo brasileiro -

:05:00. > :05:13.aquele abrao!# from above the city of Rio de

:05:14. > :05:22.Janeiro show that sport is a key part of life and also that in this

:05:23. > :05:25.city, nature and the urban Aquele Abraco means that hard

:05:26. > :05:30.and we are about to join a welcome One of the recurring themes

:05:31. > :05:45.of the ceremony will be gambiarra, the Brazilian talent for making

:05:46. > :05:46.something wonderful So first, we look down on simple

:05:47. > :05:50.sheets of metallic paper but they will recreate a pattern

:05:51. > :06:42.from the artist Athos Bulcao, The countdown now marks

:06:43. > :06:51.the beginning of this ceremony, raising and lowering,

:06:52. > :06:53.the squares become giant cushions and on zero, the volunteers

:06:54. > :06:56.will use them as drums, creating a powerful batucada,

:06:57. > :07:43.a samba beat. A Brazilian

:07:44. > :07:45.twist on Beijing's 2008 drummers And a silver vortex is created,

:07:46. > :08:09.and something special The main themes

:08:10. > :08:52.of this ceremony summed up Time for the presentation

:08:53. > :08:54.of two key figures. Thomas Bach, the president

:08:55. > :08:56.of the IOC, a German, former Olympic gold-medallist

:08:57. > :09:14.in fencing in 1976. Ladies and gentlemen, please stand

:09:15. > :09:31.for the national anthem of Brazil. The Maracana Stadium opened

:09:32. > :09:34.in 1950 for the World Cup. A few hundred thousand fans squeezed

:09:35. > :09:38.in here for the final. 75,000 here for the final

:09:39. > :09:40.between Germany and Argentina # Ouviram do Ipiranga as margens

:09:41. > :10:03.placidas # De um povo heroico o

:10:04. > :10:10.brado retumbante # E o sol da

:10:11. > :10:12.Liberdade em raios fulgidos. # Brilhou no ceu da Patria nesse

:10:13. > :10:17.instante # Se o penhor dessa

:10:18. > :10:20.igualdade # Conseguimos conquistar

:10:21. > :10:31.com braco forte # Em teu seio,

:10:32. > :10:32.o Liberdade # Desafia o nosso peito

:10:33. > :10:34.a propria morte! # Brasil, um sonho intenso,

:10:35. > :10:44.um raio vivido # De amor e de

:10:45. > :10:50.esperanca a terra desce # Se em teu

:10:51. > :10:59.formoso ceu, risonho e limpido # Es belo, es forte,

:11:00. > :11:08.impavido colosso # E o teu futuro

:11:09. > :11:11.espelha essa grandeza Continuing with the theme,

:11:12. > :11:36.a simple yet beautiful rendition of the national anthem

:11:37. > :11:41.by the Brazilian composer. There was an elegance and simplicity

:11:42. > :11:43.in that rendition that says much Before the European settlers

:11:44. > :12:05.in Brazil, before the indigenous people, we go back very

:12:06. > :12:07.noisily even further Just add water, the

:12:08. > :12:16.beginnings of life appear. Represented by microorganisms

:12:17. > :12:41.dividing and multiplying on video. The whole floor

:12:42. > :12:45.of the Maracana Stadium is being used as a giant

:12:46. > :12:47.video screen, with images And here come some large sculptures

:12:48. > :12:57.of microbes crossing the stage. The noise and the visuals

:12:58. > :14:19.inside the Maracana are stunning and now we taken great leap forward,

:14:20. > :14:22.millions of years, to the birth 4 million indigenous people

:14:23. > :14:38.inhabited the territory now The area was called Pindorama,

:14:39. > :15:12.land of the palm trees. The sounds of the fluttering wings

:15:13. > :15:14.now accompanied by a chorus of strange noises from the forest

:15:15. > :15:18.floor and the canopy, and by the flutes come

:15:19. > :15:22.at the percussive instruments and the songs of the native peoples,

:15:23. > :15:27.creating a serial noises and shapes on the floor

:15:28. > :15:31.of this virtual florist. The people of the forest represented

:15:32. > :15:55.here by dancers from Amazonia. 60% of the Amazonian rainforest

:15:56. > :16:04.is within Brazil's borders and as recently as 2011,

:16:05. > :16:07.an indigenous tribe of 200 people who had not had contact

:16:08. > :16:09.with the outside world were discovered there and it's

:16:10. > :16:33.believed there are still others. The arrival of the Europeans,

:16:34. > :16:35.which we will see more of in a moment, is a fairly recent

:16:36. > :16:38.phenomenon in the history There were around 1 million people

:16:39. > :16:48.spread along what is now the coast of Brazil

:16:49. > :16:50.the Europeans arrived. Indeed, 270 different languages

:16:51. > :16:55.are spoken in Brazil, and 13% of its territory occupied

:16:56. > :16:57.by the indigenous It's an enormous elastic band

:16:58. > :17:08.being stretched to And finally they come together

:17:09. > :17:42.to create three huge And now, with a clap of thunder,

:17:43. > :18:14.the creation of the modern-day Brazilian people with the arrival

:18:15. > :18:16.of Europeans, Africans, First to arrive, the Europeans,

:18:17. > :18:26.small Portuguese sailing ships with acrobats simulating

:18:27. > :18:34.the movements of a ship in a storm. This is the journey

:18:35. > :18:46.of the Portuguese, a fleet led by Pedro Alvarez Cabral

:18:47. > :18:49.which landed in 1500. For the Portuguese this was the land

:18:50. > :18:51.where everything rose, Indeed, the first tree,

:18:52. > :18:55.the Pau Brazil, was used to make red dye and this tree ended up naming

:18:56. > :20:01.this country, Brazil. Then arrives

:20:02. > :20:07.the Africans, four groups represent the Africans who were brought

:20:08. > :20:12.to Brazil by force, the slave trade centred around Angola and the lower

:20:13. > :20:14.Congo River and lasted The wheels and sticks represent

:20:15. > :20:19.ploughs and the weights It's a clear message that African

:20:20. > :21:10.culture is that the heart And as they move their projected

:21:11. > :21:19.forest is replaced by patterns And this is a section that echoes

:21:20. > :21:28.some of the themes in London's Industrial

:21:29. > :21:37.Revolution scene, this caused by migratory waves from every

:21:38. > :21:42.corner of the world, This section is called

:21:43. > :22:09.Geometrization, as the more natural world and the flow we can see

:22:10. > :22:12.is replaced by the more structured And finally we have two more groups

:22:13. > :22:24.representing immigration from the Middle East and Asia,

:22:25. > :22:30.Syrians and Lebanese in particular dominated trade

:22:31. > :23:07.here in the 19th century. And the red banners appear,

:23:08. > :23:11.signifying Japanese culture. Japanese immigrants started arriving

:23:12. > :23:14.in Brazil at the start of the 20th century and today,

:23:15. > :23:17.Brazil has the largest population of Japanese

:23:18. > :23:22.descendants in the world. Other communities came, too,

:23:23. > :23:30.further waves of German and Italian immigrants from the 1800s onwards,

:23:31. > :23:32.many of whom settled in the southern most states Brazil,

:23:33. > :23:34.fusing together Brazil's Once more, the organic forms

:23:35. > :24:06.of nature are replaced with the geometry of agriculture,

:24:07. > :24:48.the defining of roads. So, the people have arrived,

:24:49. > :24:50.and now, now the great The stadium

:24:51. > :25:11.building a brilliant video representation and projections

:25:12. > :25:14.on the floor, a theme that was carried through Beijing

:25:15. > :25:24.to Vancouver, London and Sochi. The building of modern-day Brazil,

:25:25. > :25:27.centred around densely populated megacities,

:25:28. > :25:31.in particular Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo,

:25:32. > :25:34.and a huge Brazilian Metropolis These are very clever,

:25:35. > :25:42.very classy projections, I can assure you that the stadium

:25:43. > :25:45.floor remains totally flat, Parkour, free running groups cross

:25:46. > :26:00.the buildings, and projection and choreography, working

:26:01. > :26:33.perfectly together. Then the construction,

:26:34. > :26:37.the contemporary cities revealed almost 100 buildings made of boxes

:26:38. > :26:39.on top of each other and acrobats, defying the height

:26:40. > :27:22.and scaling the facades. Perhaps a nod to the fact that sport

:27:23. > :27:25.climbing is one of the new sports that has just been accepted

:27:26. > :28:12.to the next Olympics in Tokyo, 2020. The music is a version

:28:13. > :28:16.of Construcao, by Chico Buarque, a well-known piece

:28:17. > :28:27.of music in Brazil. He was exiled during

:28:28. > :28:29.the military dictatorship, for a time, from 1964 to 1985,

:28:30. > :28:39.and his songs are those of Gilberto Gil, who we will hear

:28:40. > :28:42.later, were considered oppressive by the regime that suppressed

:28:43. > :28:45.and crackdown on democracy. Gilberto Gil came to London

:28:46. > :29:08.for a couple of years. So, the mega city has been

:29:09. > :29:12.reaching for the sky, something that one of Brazil's most

:29:13. > :29:24.famous inventors has also done. Yes, you might think that the Wright

:29:25. > :29:29.brothers managed the first successful powered flight

:29:30. > :29:31.in 1903 but in France and certainly in Brazil,

:29:32. > :29:33.they attribute it to And in it, he will make a flight

:29:34. > :29:51.across the Maracana and out into the night sky of Rio de

:29:52. > :30:04.Janeiro. We have taken a few liberties here,

:30:05. > :30:08.the 14 BIS only flew for about 60 Americans are probably watching

:30:09. > :30:18.this, pointing out 1906 is later than 1903 but they go out over Rio,

:30:19. > :30:25.going over the Sugarloaf Mountain, the national park, the aqueduct

:30:26. > :30:28.built in the middle of the 18th century to bring clean

:30:29. > :30:51.water from the Carioca River. Towards the 100 foot high statue

:30:52. > :30:54.of Christ the Redeemer which has overlooked the city

:30:55. > :31:05.for the past 80 years. A nod to the unmistakably cool

:31:06. > :31:12.harmonic composition of Tom Jobim. Towards the famous beaches

:31:13. > :31:14.of Copacabana and Ipanema and Tom Jobim composed

:31:15. > :31:16.the Girl From Ipanema And who is the Girl From Ipanema,

:31:17. > :31:58.walking towards the statue of Daniel Jobin is the grandson

:31:59. > :32:27.of the composer, Tom Jobim. The line she leaves on the floor,

:32:28. > :32:30.echoing the likes of Oscar Niemeyer, who designed many of the buildings

:32:31. > :32:34.Brasilia, the modern-day capital of Brazil and indeed,

:32:35. > :32:37.the United Nations Gisele 's forefathers came to Brazil

:32:38. > :32:56.in that wave of immigration from Germany in the 1800s and this

:32:57. > :32:59.is her last catwalk. Now far above Ipanema,

:33:00. > :33:22.a pulsating energy rises, passinho, a dance style

:33:23. > :33:47.that was created in the favelas, Rio is still very much a divided

:33:48. > :34:03.city between rich and poor neighbourhoods but this musical

:34:04. > :34:08.culture and creativity, it showcases talents of the many

:34:09. > :34:11.people who live there, who have so often been stigmatised

:34:12. > :34:14.because of the crime and violence And the passinho is a dance that

:34:15. > :34:18.appeared in the favelas, its move That was the sound of Ludmila

:34:19. > :34:32.and the Happiness Rap, and also the sound of a middle-aged

:34:33. > :34:39.commentator trying to sound with it! Never mind 40-something,

:34:40. > :35:22.she is 70 something! She was voted best thing

:35:23. > :35:25.of the millennium in 2000 by the BBC, she was

:35:26. > :35:30.married to the great Showing the diversity of Carioca

:35:31. > :36:38.and Rio pop music, here, Challenges issued between groups

:36:39. > :37:01.on one side to the other. Marcelo D2 was the one on the right,

:37:02. > :37:33.by the way. And now with a mixture of breakdowns

:37:34. > :38:17.and capoeira performed at the centre of the stadium,

:38:18. > :38:23.busy tribute to the contribution of Capoeira, the Brazilian

:38:24. > :39:10.mixture of dance and martial arts with its roots in

:39:11. > :39:12.West Africa. Capoeira was actually recognised

:39:13. > :39:14.by UNESCO two years ago as intangible heritage,

:39:15. > :39:17.not so much a world Heritage site Another comment on that

:39:18. > :39:58.tensions and disputes. Fire dancing in so

:39:59. > :40:13.many forms of dance and expression, each variation

:40:14. > :40:15.we are seeing on the stadium floor reminds us of how diverse

:40:16. > :40:20.Brazilian culture really is, it's not just Samba and Bossa Nova,

:40:21. > :40:37.so much more besides. Yes, the dancers here,

:40:38. > :40:40.a folk dance from a state and dancers, carnival

:40:41. > :40:44.dancers from the outskirts So many regional variations

:40:45. > :40:53.on show here tonight. All to the sound

:40:54. > :41:42.of the beats created This is Regina Case, actress,

:41:43. > :42:19.presenter, all-round good sort, Urging everyone to dance around

:42:20. > :42:23.the stadium to the sound I live in a tropical

:42:24. > :42:31.country blessed by God, beautiful by nature and everyone

:42:32. > :42:34.in here knows every line. # Moro num pais tropical,

:42:35. > :42:42.abencoado por Deus # E bonito por natureza,

:42:43. > :42:46.mas que beleza # Em fevereiro em

:42:47. > :42:51.fevereiro # Tem carnaval tem

:42:52. > :42:55.carnaval # Tenho um fusca e um

:42:56. > :42:57.violao like a giant irregular line dance

:42:58. > :43:05.only much more cool, with a soul. # Sou um menino de

:43:06. > :43:30.mentalidade mediana # Moro num pais tropical,

:43:31. > :43:32.abencoado por Deus # E bonito por natureza,

:43:33. > :43:34.mas que beleza # Em fevereiro em

:43:35. > :43:40.fevereiro # Tem carnaval tem

:43:41. > :43:42.carnaval # Tenho um fusca e um

:43:43. > :43:44.violao # Eu posso nao ser um band

:43:45. > :43:59.leader # Mas assim mesmo la

:44:00. > :44:05.em casa # Todos meus amigos,

:44:06. > :44:06.meus camaradinhas me # Do poder, do algo mais e da

:44:07. > :44:12.alegria Some of these mighty wigs,

:44:13. > :44:48.you will no one of the most famous Dance parties like this one actually

:44:49. > :44:59.take place every Saturday night under the viaduct in one

:45:00. > :45:19.of the northern cities. of fireworks above the Maracana,

:45:20. > :45:44.but now they will be asking everyone to join in and carry

:45:45. > :45:49.on around the stadium. We were all joining in,

:45:50. > :45:52.by which I mean all the people were. But eventually the party

:45:53. > :46:14.will end and we will have our more serious rather sombre look

:46:15. > :46:21.to the future, not just for Rio, Brazil, but for the

:46:22. > :46:26.planet as a whole. Watch the temperature on earth

:46:27. > :47:39.in the last century. When the ice melts,

:47:40. > :48:09.the level of the sea rises. What a challenge for

:48:10. > :48:42.the coastal cities. So bearing in mind the problems,

:48:43. > :49:10.what then can be done? The boy captivated by

:49:11. > :49:12.the sight of the seedling Buses, street cars,

:49:13. > :49:41.a steel stream of traffic. Its colour is uncertain,

:49:42. > :50:33.it's not showing its petals, It's ugly, but it

:50:34. > :50:39.really is a flower. I sit down

:50:40. > :50:50.on the ground of the nation's capital and follow with my fingers

:50:51. > :50:59.this precarious form. The poem read

:51:00. > :51:49.by Fernanda Montenegro As they enter, each athlete,

:51:50. > :52:09.11,000 seedlings will be blunted. The Athletes' Forest will be

:52:10. > :52:14.the legacy for Rio de Janeiro. Yes, the athletes of the world will

:52:15. > :52:24.become The Planters Of The World. They've each been given a seed

:52:25. > :52:28.and it will be planted into a giant 11,500 strong forest

:52:29. > :52:30.in the Deodoro Radical Park, when we've all left

:52:31. > :52:33.this beautiful city. That will be part of the legacy

:52:34. > :52:42.of these Olympic Games. Brazilians know there's a real

:52:43. > :52:45.contradiction in the stated aims of carbon reduction, deforestation,

:52:46. > :52:48.and the reality of life here. Let's not be naive, given that

:52:49. > :52:55.polluted super bacteria in Guanabara Bay saw tonnes

:52:56. > :53:04.and tonnes of rubbish fished out, there's still much to be not just

:53:05. > :53:07.by Brazil but by everyone. That is the point they want to ram

:53:08. > :53:11.home to us tonight. Now it's time, time for those

:53:12. > :53:15.who will compete here in Rio de It's time for the athletes

:53:16. > :53:30.of the 2016 Olympic Games. And we will start, as we have done

:53:31. > :53:33.since the 1928 games The country where it

:53:34. > :53:35.all began at Olympia. Greece held the first of the modern

:53:36. > :53:39.Olympic Games in 1896, The beach vendor bicycles are a bit

:53:40. > :53:49.of fun again, but another carbon This is a sailor who won

:53:50. > :54:01.gold and bronze. She competes in her third games

:54:02. > :54:04.and becomes the first to carry the Greek flag,

:54:05. > :54:10.leading a 90 strong team that despite the six-year Greek debt

:54:11. > :54:15.crisis that has affected her sport, but she says, I am sure

:54:16. > :54:21.we will all do our best. She won World Championship

:54:22. > :54:25.bronze last year. The Brazilian Portuguese alphabet

:54:26. > :54:27.is being used for this parade, and it does throw up a few

:54:28. > :54:30.surprises along the way, A team of only three

:54:31. > :54:37.representing a nation They first appeared

:54:38. > :54:49.at the Berlin games in 1936. Their star man, going

:54:50. > :54:51.for an Olympic hat-trick South Africa take their first leap

:54:52. > :55:11.up the alphabet. They have the first man to go below

:55:12. > :55:14.ten seconds for the 100, 20 for the 200 and 44

:55:15. > :55:17.for the the 400. And of course, fast as well in that

:55:18. > :55:20.team is Caster Semenya, You have Chad Le Clos,

:55:21. > :55:31.a star name, and he is defending Sadly, his good old dad

:55:32. > :55:36.Bert and his mum have They are both ill

:55:37. > :55:44.and we wish them well. Their flag bearer goes

:55:45. > :55:47.in the 1500 steeplechase. They did not compete in the Olympics

:55:48. > :55:51.until the Munich games of 1972. And a spirited performance

:55:52. > :55:54.from their team. The last time a major German

:55:55. > :56:12.sporting team was in Brazil, they did something rather

:56:13. > :56:15.unspeakable to the hosts. Those seven goals should not be

:56:16. > :56:24.mentioned in the Maracana. That is Timo Boll,

:56:25. > :56:28.table tennis player Their men's and women's

:56:29. > :56:35.football teams are in And the three-day eventing

:56:36. > :56:40.team are ready to go We always keep an eye

:56:41. > :56:49.on the outfits as well. We have seen Thomas Bach,

:56:50. > :56:54.the IOC president, a fellow Do you remember the discus hurler's

:56:55. > :57:01.celebration last time? Looks like something the cat

:57:02. > :57:12.in the hat might write to work, Andorra, the tiny principality

:57:13. > :57:16.tucked between France and Spain, highest life expectancy

:57:17. > :57:17.in Europe at 81. They recently announced

:57:18. > :57:20.it is organising its first sports Events will include golf,

:57:21. > :57:30.orienteering and archery as well as dominoes,

:57:31. > :57:32.cards and dancing when everyone Angola, vast country

:57:33. > :57:36.in the south-west of Africa Again, we have talked

:57:37. > :57:46.about the slave trade It was chiefly from the country

:57:47. > :57:50.that is now Angola. That is Luisa Kiala leading out

:57:51. > :57:52.the delegation for the women's They meet the hosts next Friday

:57:53. > :58:02.in Rio's answer to Copper Box, That will be used to build

:58:03. > :58:05.four schools, dismantled This is the selfie

:58:06. > :58:18.capital of the world. Antigua and Barbuda,

:58:19. > :58:21.the two Islands which make up a very Discovered by Christopher

:58:22. > :58:29.Columbus in 1493. That is Daniel Bailey,

:58:30. > :58:32.who carried flags in London, Beijing, Athens and the

:58:33. > :58:40.Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. Antigua means ancient and Barbuda

:58:41. > :58:42.means bearded in Spanish. So welcome to the ancient

:58:43. > :58:44.and bearded ones from Saudi Arabia, a country whose wealth

:58:45. > :58:58.has been transformed since the production of oil began

:58:59. > :59:00.in the late 1930s. It was only in 2012 that

:59:01. > :59:03.Saudi Arabia first allowed women Their sprinter is back

:59:04. > :59:15.to tackle the marathon. She is joined by a female judoka,

:59:16. > :59:20.events a sprinter in their 13 She is joined by a female judoka,

:59:21. > :59:23.a fencer, and sprinter in their 13 Now we move on to Algeria,

:59:24. > :59:30.Africa's largest country But 80% of it is taken up by part

:59:31. > :59:37.of the Sahara desert. Judoka Sonia Asselah makes

:59:38. > :59:42.the flag bearing look easy. They also have a weightlifter

:59:43. > :59:45.who marches tonight. Aim a string of cheers

:59:46. > :59:54.inside the Maracana Near neighbours, the second largest

:59:55. > :00:00.country in South America They are rivals in football,

:00:01. > :00:06.but it is hockey that delivers Argentina has an affinity with big

:00:07. > :00:24.cats when it comes to sport. They have the lionesses

:00:25. > :00:26.and the pumas, the panthers, and all of these

:00:27. > :00:29.teams will be playing here in Rio. But the football team

:00:30. > :00:31.was a bit of a to-do. Argentine football is in total

:00:32. > :00:35.meltdown at the moment. Here, Australia, 421 of them,

:00:36. > :00:58.a continent in itself and one that has such a proud history

:00:59. > :01:00.in the Olympic Games. And a real legend carrying their

:01:01. > :01:03.flag today, Anna Meares. Two golds, one silver and two bronze

:01:04. > :01:06.at the Olympics, her fourth games, defending sprint champion

:01:07. > :01:07.in the velodrome. And the introduction for Bangladesh,

:01:08. > :01:19.one of the world's most densely populated countries,

:01:20. > :01:21.169 million living in the fertile but often flooded land around

:01:22. > :01:26.the deltas of the great rivers. And that is the golfer,

:01:27. > :01:29.their first golfer to carry the standard at the opening ceremony

:01:30. > :01:32.as golf is reintroduced to the They call him the Tiger

:01:33. > :01:35.Woods of Bengal. Bangladesh is the world's most

:01:36. > :01:38.populous country never to have won an Olympic medal,

:01:39. > :01:41.so they will be hoping. Barbados lies in the south-eastern

:01:42. > :01:51.extreme of the Caribbean. And Caroline Wozniacki turns up,

:01:52. > :01:54.wearing the flag of Denmark, the former world number

:01:55. > :01:56.one tennis player. Denmark was part of the first modern

:01:57. > :01:59.games in Athens in 1896 and had a very good games in London

:02:00. > :02:05.four years ago. She nearly lost the position

:02:06. > :02:10.after failing to meet the Federation She argued that injuries had

:02:11. > :02:24.prevented her from playing the required number of matches,

:02:25. > :02:27.and happily, she is here. They also have the sailor who took

:02:28. > :02:30.silver behind Big Ben Ainslie. Now, who is waving

:02:31. > :02:35.the flag for Spain? He was supposed to carry the flag

:02:36. > :02:41.in London, but had a knee injury. He is still struggling

:02:42. > :02:43.with his wrist injury, He says, I have missed grand slams

:02:44. > :02:54.and Davis cups in my career, but the toughest thing

:02:55. > :02:56.was to miss the 2012 Games. As you say, he was desperate to be

:02:57. > :03:00.here, so welcome back, Rafa. You also have golfer

:03:01. > :03:02.Sergio Garcia and of course, Sergio Garcia has been trying

:03:03. > :03:14.for almost 20 years to win a medal. Javier Gomez is not here,

:03:15. > :03:16.the great rival to Jonathan And the man carrying

:03:17. > :03:24.the flag is Michael Phelps. If he were a country,

:03:25. > :03:29.he would come 43rd in the all-time They are wearing jackets that

:03:30. > :03:47.light up, we are told. A country that has hosted the games

:03:48. > :03:53.more than any other, Los Angeles twice, and they are

:03:54. > :04:02.bidding for it again. Also in their ranks are 560

:04:03. > :04:13.athletes, the biggest by miles here. Ryan Lochte, Missy

:04:14. > :04:15.Franklin are back. Their shining star is expected to be

:04:16. > :04:18.people like Katie Ledecky, She is expected to win maybe up

:04:19. > :04:35.to four gold medals here in Rio. And you have Serena

:04:36. > :04:37.and Venus Williams, the track She is trying to become the first

:04:38. > :04:41.woman to win five Olympic Most Americans won't be watching,

:04:42. > :04:53.the main broadcaster shows it between an hour and four hours later

:04:54. > :04:55.depending on where Look out in gymnastics,

:04:56. > :05:06.wait until you see She will take the sport to

:05:07. > :05:16.new heights. Karl-Martin Rammo is is not

:05:17. > :05:20.going to be overshadowed by the United States,

:05:21. > :05:24.leading in Estonia. Competed in the Games from 1920-1936

:05:25. > :05:26.and was subsumed into the Soviet Union, before

:05:27. > :05:33.returning in Barcelona. There's only one team

:05:34. > :05:35.from Tallinn, as variation They hosted the sailing

:05:36. > :05:41.events in 1980. For the first time in Olympic

:05:42. > :05:43.history, Leila, Liina and Lily Luik, the first triplets

:05:44. > :05:51.to compete in the marathon. Tsgabu Gebremaryam Grmay,

:05:52. > :05:58.Africa's oldest independent country, Now the second-largest behind

:05:59. > :06:16.Nigeria in terms of population. Tirunesh Dibaba going for a third

:06:17. > :06:21.gold, her sister is the world Kenenisa Bekele was left out

:06:22. > :06:24.of the marathon, controversially. The Former Yugoslav Republic of

:06:25. > :06:25.Macedonia. Landlocked country,

:06:26. > :06:27.to the north of Greece. The Kosovo war meant a huge number

:06:28. > :06:38.of ethnic Albanians took The flag with the eighth grade son

:06:39. > :06:51.representing the new son of liberty, Our French neighbours won

:06:52. > :06:54.11 golds and finished seventh overall in London,

:06:55. > :06:57.headlined by a stunning, the president here, a stunning

:06:58. > :07:00.performance in the pools with four golds equalling their top number

:07:01. > :07:03.in previous Olympics. Florent Manaudou, the quickest

:07:04. > :07:12.swimmer is back. The pole vault will

:07:13. > :07:16.defend his title as well. The big man at the front,

:07:17. > :07:18.towering over everyone, that is judoka Teddy Riner, big Ted,

:07:19. > :07:26.defends his heavyweight title, Here he is, in red shoes, holding

:07:27. > :07:51.in his left arm which is sensible, Andy Murray leads out Great Britain

:07:52. > :07:54.and Northern Ireland. What a figurehead for a 366 strong

:07:55. > :07:57.team, said Craig Reidy and his wife This is, Andy says, the proudest

:07:58. > :08:00.moment of his career. He will try to emulate Sir Chris Hoy

:08:01. > :08:04.and others in London and carry it The men's singles is missing

:08:05. > :08:07.Federer, Wawrinka, verdict, Andy Murray plays Viktor Troicki

:08:08. > :08:12.in the first round on Sunday. He is also playing in the doubles

:08:13. > :08:17.with Jamie on Sunday. Astonishing 29 gold medals

:08:18. > :08:19.in London and so many golden opportunities in Rio,

:08:20. > :08:23.returning champions Jessica Ennis-Hill, Mo Farah,

:08:24. > :08:26.Greg Rutherford, Nicola Adams, Laura Trott, Charlotte Dujardin, the

:08:27. > :08:28.list goes on and on. The main island of Grenada lies

:08:29. > :08:40.towards the southern end They have a very good 400-metre

:08:41. > :08:46.runner but their main man is... Kirani James, we got

:08:47. > :08:55.a flash of him there. India, relatively speaking by size

:08:56. > :08:57.of population, 1.25 billion, not a hugely successful

:08:58. > :08:58.Olympic nation. Much debate about why,

:08:59. > :09:08.but obviously economic scams into it -- Much debate about why, but

:09:09. > :09:11.obviously economics comes into it and for the vast majority of that

:09:12. > :09:14.population, a variety of sports may The Indian team,

:09:15. > :09:21.includes men's hockey, Eight of their nine goals

:09:22. > :09:24.have come in hockey. For the first time, there is over

:09:25. > :09:27.100 strong, so a significant The men's team in hockey

:09:28. > :09:31.were unbeaten between 1928 and 1960, but in London

:09:32. > :09:33.they finished 12th out of 12, Here comes Ireland, led

:09:34. > :09:39.out by Paddy Barnes, Both bronze and the

:09:40. > :09:55.light flyweights. They have had a few

:09:56. > :10:08.problems in the build-up. But as always, we wish our Irish

:10:09. > :10:12.friends the best in the coming days. Iceland have already achieved

:10:13. > :10:14.something in sport this summer through their football team's

:10:15. > :10:16.efforts in France in Their handball team had made

:10:17. > :10:19.the greatest impact on the world With apologies to Roy Hodgson

:10:20. > :10:31.and England boys, wouldn't we like to hear that

:10:32. > :10:41.Icelandic war chant again? Italy enter the stadium, almost ever

:10:42. > :10:44.present at the Olympic Games. The only ones they missed

:10:45. > :10:47.were the games of St Louis in 1904. One of the most decorated swimmers

:10:48. > :10:50.of all time, Federica Pellegrini, at the head of this team that

:10:51. > :10:53.hopes its efforts will boost Italy's She turned down the chance to carry

:10:54. > :10:57.the tricolour in London to save her efforts for the next

:10:58. > :11:02.morning, but she gets another chance The other countries bidding

:11:03. > :11:04.for the 2024 games that you mentioned are Paris,

:11:05. > :11:18.Budapest and Los Angeles. Jamaica are bringing

:11:19. > :11:27.their colour to the stadium. They are led out by the other great

:11:28. > :11:30.sprinter of Jamaica, Can she beat the big man,

:11:31. > :11:37.Usain Bolt, to be the first to win three 100 metres

:11:38. > :11:42.titles in succession? She gets the chance first

:11:43. > :11:46.next Saturday night She has struggled a bit

:11:47. > :11:55.with a toe injury this season. Jamaica got 67 Olympic medals,

:11:56. > :11:57.going back to their All but one of them have come

:11:58. > :12:01.in athletics, with the exception Japan, with a population

:12:02. > :12:07.of 127 million, still the world's Expectations are high for the next

:12:08. > :12:22.host country in Tokyo, 2020. They see it as a stepping stone

:12:23. > :12:24.and they are targeting at least 14 golds here,

:12:25. > :12:26.double their Golden And from Kiesuke Ushiro to Yoshida

:12:27. > :12:35.am the first female team captain. She is going for her fourth

:12:36. > :12:55.consecutive gold medal. And personal of mine,

:12:56. > :12:57.David Katoatau of Kiribati. They used to be known

:12:58. > :13:00.as the Gilbert Islands. His English wasn't great,

:13:01. > :13:02.but he sang about his The first Olympic Games for Kosovo,

:13:03. > :13:17.recognised by the IOC Declared independence

:13:18. > :13:20.from Serbia in 2008 but still And their flag bearer,

:13:21. > :13:33.Majlinda Kelmendi. New Zealand, a great sporting nation

:13:34. > :13:35.with a population of only The Kiwis had an awesome Games

:13:36. > :13:40.in London, with six golds. Expect more of the same,

:13:41. > :13:42.in men's rowing, the pair have not Skull rower Mike Drysdale

:13:43. > :13:46.was the first athlete to get Val Adams wants to stand on the top

:13:47. > :13:56.tier of the shot put podium. Event Mark Todd at his eighth Games

:13:57. > :14:00.and look out for the black lycra of the Kiwis in the velodrome,

:14:01. > :14:02.in sailing and of course Oman, on the south-eastern corner

:14:03. > :14:07.of the Arabian Peninsula, the oldest independent

:14:08. > :14:08.state in the Arab world, first attended the Olympics in 1984

:14:09. > :14:11.in Los Angeles. Four of them have flown in from

:14:12. > :14:16.the capital Muscat to compete. The Netherlands, not Holland

:14:17. > :14:18.but simply one region What a team this could be,

:14:19. > :14:28.six gold medals in London and in their ranks, Dafne Schippers,

:14:29. > :14:31.who powered to a world title over 200 metres last year,

:14:32. > :14:34.they have got Marianne Vos to beat Lizzie Armitstead to road race gold

:14:35. > :14:37.in London and the hockey champions are going for an unprecedented

:14:38. > :14:41.golden hat-trick and a word about the men's gymnastics

:14:42. > :14:47.competitor who won in spectacular style and we remember his coach,

:14:48. > :14:51.our much loved colleague Mitch, who sadly passed

:14:52. > :15:00.away a few weeks ago. Papua New Guinea, the second largest

:15:01. > :15:16.island in the world after Greenland, occupying the eastern half

:15:17. > :15:19.of the island with the West That man at the front is Ryan Pini,

:15:20. > :15:23.nicknamed Rowdy, the swimmer who returns for a fourth Games

:15:24. > :15:25.at the age of 44. who returns for a fourth

:15:26. > :15:28.Games at the age of 34. He is six at five and is the first

:15:29. > :15:31.Papua New Guinea athlete He has a Commonwealth Games gold,

:15:32. > :15:34.though, there only one. Does not look that rowdy,

:15:35. > :15:36.causing some consternation in a country with a population

:15:37. > :15:39.of over 200 million, Pakistan, represented by only

:15:40. > :15:41.seven athletes in Rio. The men's hockey team,

:15:42. > :15:43.which has provided all three of their gold medals,

:15:44. > :15:45.failed to qualify. The first time they have never made

:15:46. > :15:48.it, so from 199 million people, just a handful making the trip

:15:49. > :15:50.from Islamabad, four In the country of the great

:15:51. > :16:03.Nadia Comaneci, something has They failed to qualify

:16:04. > :16:06.for gymnastics in the last But they do have one

:16:07. > :16:10.of the most decorated athletes Their only women's gymnast

:16:11. > :16:15.injured her hand in spring, It has been a difficult

:16:16. > :16:41.build-up for them. This team of 96 can only hope things

:16:42. > :16:58.will get better. Adrien Niyonshuti has become one

:16:59. > :17:00.of the leading lights He said he wanted to put Rwanda

:17:01. > :17:11.on the map as a nation of skilled cyclists,

:17:12. > :17:19.not just the country of genocide. And indeed, more have

:17:20. > :17:23.followed him here to the Games. There is another mountain bike

:17:24. > :17:25.going in the road race So his influence has

:17:26. > :17:34.had real impact. A mixed reception for

:17:35. > :17:36.Russia, I have to say. They have an athlete who was cleared

:17:37. > :17:50.to compete as a neutral athlete before the Russian team were given

:17:51. > :17:55.the go-ahead to compete. Such was the clamour

:17:56. > :17:58.for the Russian Federation to be banned completely after the findings

:17:59. > :18:00.about systematic doping in the country, but instead,

:18:01. > :18:03.over 100 athletes have been left at home, including all

:18:04. > :18:05.but one of their track We have a whistle-blower

:18:06. > :18:16.who was told to stay away in a series of hard decisions

:18:17. > :18:18.made by individual sports as to which athletes they believed

:18:19. > :18:21.were not tainted and good enough So for many of these athletes,

:18:22. > :18:25.it is very sad, because I am sure there are many of them

:18:26. > :18:28.who are here and have And we wish those of them who have,

:18:29. > :18:34.and I am sure there are many of them, we wish them well

:18:35. > :19:14.over the next few days. Serbia made its return

:19:15. > :19:16.to the Olympics as a stand-alone country in Beijing after 96 years

:19:17. > :19:18.following Montenegro's Before that, it had been

:19:19. > :19:21.part of Yugoslavia. One thing Novak Djokovic does not

:19:22. > :19:24.have is a gold medal. Perhaps we will get the showdown

:19:25. > :19:28.we did not have at Wimbledon. He plays Juan Martin del Potro

:19:29. > :19:31.in the first round here. Interesting to hear his thoughts

:19:32. > :19:33.about the Olympics. He hasn't yet won the gold,

:19:34. > :19:36.and he says there is a different dimension to the Olympics,

:19:37. > :19:38.a dimension of pride Andy Murray is still standing

:19:39. > :19:42.somewhere down there. The tennis campaign

:19:43. > :19:43.gets under way soon. Andy Murray was very keen

:19:44. > :19:45.to be here. Singapore is one of the world's

:19:46. > :19:48.most prosperous nations, Their anthem has yet to be

:19:49. > :20:03.heard at the Olympics. Sweden has competed in every

:20:04. > :20:05.Olympic Games apart from the St games in 1904, which a few countries

:20:06. > :20:11.gave a miss. One of the few women

:20:12. > :20:13.to compete in a sixth Games. A swimmer, she is 38

:20:14. > :20:16.and she has her fellow swimmer also The women's football team has a big

:20:17. > :20:22.match against Brazil tomorrow night and of course,

:20:23. > :20:25.in their team, the new open champion, Henrik Stenson,

:20:26. > :20:27.and a fellow major winner Anna Fabian Cancellara won the cycling

:20:28. > :20:50.time trial in Beijing Roger Federer's knee injury means

:20:51. > :21:02.he could not be here and then Stan Wawrinka had a dodgy knee

:21:03. > :21:04.as well so I'm not sure what they are going to do

:21:05. > :21:34.for the mixed doubles just yet. Tonga, taekwondo gives us the flag

:21:35. > :21:36.bearer, Pita Nikolas Aufatofua were, the last Polynesian monarchy,

:21:37. > :21:39.keen to to taking the throne Trinidad Tobago, the large island

:21:40. > :21:45.of Trinidad and its smaller neighbour to the north,

:21:46. > :21:48.one of the wealthiest countries in the Caribbean thanks to sizeable

:21:49. > :21:57.reserves of oil and gas. That is Keshorn Walcott,

:21:58. > :22:00.only 19 at the time where he won the javelin title in London,

:22:01. > :22:03.the youngest ever javelin title. Now Tunisia, between the huge

:22:04. > :22:19.countries of Algeria and Libya. As of June, Tunisia have

:22:20. > :22:21.two Olympic gold medals and the first one for a woman,

:22:22. > :22:24.Habiba Ghribi had a ceremony in June for the 3000 metres steeplechase

:22:25. > :22:27.held in London four years ago after the Russian winner was found

:22:28. > :22:30.to have been doping. It must have been a close run thing

:22:31. > :22:38.as do carry their flag It must have been a close run thing

:22:39. > :22:42.as to who carries their flag but Oussama Mellouli leading the 60

:22:43. > :22:47.strong delegation, what a Games he had in London, ten kilometre open

:22:48. > :22:50.water medal and 1500 metres bronze Turkmenistan, a largely desert

:22:51. > :22:58.country on the north That is a traditional headdress,

:22:59. > :23:04.usually large and black sheepskin but can be other colours,

:23:05. > :23:07.as we can see. I would have thought it was best

:23:08. > :23:10.to keep it for the Winter Olympics. They have not won a medal

:23:11. > :23:24.since they first entered in 1996, although they had a shooting gold

:23:25. > :23:26.medal in Rome in 1960 when they were competing under

:23:27. > :23:29.the flag of the Soviet Union. Turkey, home to almost

:23:30. > :23:31.80 million people, have been competing at the Olympics

:23:32. > :23:33.since Stockholm in 1912. Wrestling is very much

:23:34. > :23:35.their strongest sport but also weightlifting,

:23:36. > :23:38.winning gold in Seoul, Unsettling times in Ankara

:23:39. > :23:47.and Istanbul this summer, their great hope again

:23:48. > :23:49.in a sporting sense is the man at the front, Riza Kayaalp,

:23:50. > :23:52.hugely popular in Turkey. He is a Greco-Roman wrestler

:23:53. > :23:54.and will be fighting They have just turned the tape over

:23:55. > :24:06.on the music and it goes Astonishing that 11,000 athletes,

:24:07. > :24:10.if they all turn up, Only one nation has sent one

:24:11. > :24:21.competitor and it is Tuvalu, Etimoni Timuani, leading

:24:22. > :24:25.the smallest delegation in Rio. He's a 24-year-old professional

:24:26. > :24:29.footballer in the a division and has played professionally

:24:30. > :24:31.for the international team but he is going to run 100

:24:32. > :24:34.metres here against Usain Bolt and the like if he gets

:24:35. > :24:37.through the qualifying round. He's pretty decent, 10.4,

:24:38. > :24:40.so he should get through qualifying but whether he goes any

:24:41. > :24:45.further, we shall see. Wonderful to see one man

:24:46. > :24:48.representing Tuvalu. Ukraine, officially the largest

:24:49. > :24:51.country entirely in Europe. Perhaps their most famous

:24:52. > :24:53.athlete is Sergey Bubka, six times world champion,

:24:54. > :24:56.won Olympic gold in Seoul, he might have been having a major

:24:57. > :25:02.role tonight had he not lost out in the running to Thomas Bach

:25:03. > :25:04.for the IOC presidency. Support capacity because the man

:25:05. > :25:18.at the front is the trap shooter, Mykola Milchev, won gold in Sydney

:25:19. > :25:21.16 years ago with a perfect shot and he has three

:25:22. > :25:29.world titles as well. Ukraine has a few medal contenders

:25:30. > :25:31.here, in the sabre in fencing, a medallist from the past two Games

:25:32. > :25:42.and twice world champion. Might have happened since

:25:43. > :25:45.the last Winter Olympics in Sochi, in the conflict with the then

:25:46. > :25:47.Olympic host, Russia, which began shortly after the flame

:25:48. > :25:51.was extinguished by the Black Sea. Uganda, next to enter the stadium,

:25:52. > :25:54.one of the countries of the great Lakes region of Africa,

:25:55. > :25:56.to the east of Kenya. Has had 30 years of

:25:57. > :26:01.presidency by one man. Athletics has brought Uganda's only

:26:02. > :26:09.Olympic gold medals. Yes, over one lap hurdles

:26:10. > :26:11.and they have the defending marathon champion Stephen Kiprotich

:26:12. > :26:13.and Solomon Mutai, a bronze medallist from last year's

:26:14. > :26:14.World Championships. Uganda might have something else

:26:15. > :26:24.to celebrate in Rio, you think. I'm trying to train the binoculars

:26:25. > :26:27.on Andy Murray to see if Uruguay gets a very warm reception

:26:28. > :26:31.as well, a small country of only 3.3 million

:26:32. > :26:32.people, between Brazil and Argentina and also

:26:33. > :26:45.bordered to the south by the River Plate,

:26:46. > :26:47.the "river of silver", Southern neighbours

:26:48. > :27:05.with whom they have had some great Diego Forlan and company

:27:06. > :27:13.did not qualify this time. They have a gymnast here

:27:14. > :27:15.for an unprecedented seventh She took team gold in Barcelona

:27:16. > :27:20.in 92, and is at least double the age of many of the youngsters

:27:21. > :27:23.she will compete against, starting It is landlocked but it used to be

:27:24. > :27:33.next to the Aral Sea which used to be the fourth

:27:34. > :27:36.largest on earth but is Vanuatu, some of the islands of one

:27:37. > :27:56.or two are active volcanoes. Venezuela shares the northern border

:27:57. > :28:01.of Brazil, a mixture of the Andes and the Amazonian

:28:02. > :28:19.jungle but also huge urban areas with a population of 29

:28:20. > :28:21.million, a country in a state despite having the world's

:28:22. > :28:24.largest oil reserves. Ruben Limardo Gaston

:28:25. > :28:26.when he won his fencing gold four years ago,

:28:27. > :28:29.Venezuela's first in anything for 40 years, he hopped onto the DLR

:28:30. > :28:31.and started an impromptu party London loved him and I'm sure

:28:32. > :28:36.the carioca will know how to party Yellow star on the red flag

:28:37. > :28:40.of Vietnam, one of Southeast Asia's fastest-growing economies,

:28:41. > :28:42.a country of 94 million people which has competed under various

:28:43. > :28:53.guises since hosting which has competed under

:28:54. > :28:55.various guises since The US Virgin Islands who first

:28:56. > :29:07.competed in the Games of 1968 in Mexico and have won a medal

:29:08. > :29:12.in 1988 in the Finn class. Cy Thompson, a laser class dinghy

:29:13. > :29:15.sailor at the front and another sailor, Christopher Columbus

:29:16. > :29:20.discovered these islands and named them in 1493, for Saint Ursula

:29:21. > :29:23.and her virgin followers. And here come the British Virgin

:29:24. > :29:25.Islands, the British Officially simply the Virgin Islands

:29:26. > :29:30.but given the prefix to distinguish it from the nearby US

:29:31. > :29:34.and Spanish Virgin Islands, In this delegation, 16-year-old

:29:35. > :29:41.Eleanor Philip, a schoolgirl from Hatfield, Hertfordshire,

:29:42. > :29:46.who becomes their youngest ever Zambia, surrounded by seven other

:29:47. > :29:55.African states and has so much of its history managed to avoid

:29:56. > :29:57.the war and upheaval which has blighted others,

:29:58. > :29:59.although upcoming elections are not The outstanding 400 metres hurdler

:30:00. > :30:10.was a world champion in 1991 Zimbabwe, something of an Olympic

:30:11. > :30:21.institution now, Kirsty Coventry back for a fifth and last Games

:30:22. > :30:24.at 32, and carried their flag so well in London they have asked

:30:25. > :30:29.to do it again no wonder, so well in London they have asked

:30:30. > :30:33.to do it again, and no wonder, she has won seven of their eight

:30:34. > :30:35.medals since independence in 1980. She has been described as a national

:30:36. > :30:38.treasure and she could become the first woman to win eight

:30:39. > :30:47.individual swimming medals. The women's football team

:30:48. > :30:49.are not represented here, quite busy at the moment

:30:50. > :30:51.but they reached Rio by beating Cameroon in a two legged final

:30:52. > :30:54.round of qualifiers, becoming the first Zimbabwean team

:30:55. > :30:56.to qualify for a major The first ever team of refugees,

:30:57. > :31:06.comprising ten athletes and 12 officials competing under

:31:07. > :31:07.the Olympic flag. IOC President Thomas Bach said,

:31:08. > :31:12.we want to send a message to the world that these refugee

:31:13. > :31:14.athletes, like all refugees, They are a fantastic expression

:31:15. > :31:18.of the Olympic spirit and it is hard to imagine how much these athletes

:31:19. > :31:21.have had to overcome to walk They have no flag, no team,

:31:22. > :31:28.no national anthem. This is to give them a home

:31:29. > :31:32.in the Olympic village. One of them swam alongside a dinghy

:31:33. > :31:39.of refugees which was taking in water trying to reach

:31:40. > :31:42.Lesbos for 3.5 hours. These athletes represent

:31:43. > :31:44.the 65 million displaced people around the world from war-torn

:31:45. > :31:46.areas of crisis. And we give them their moment before

:31:47. > :31:55.the stadium erupts, which it will now, because into the Maracana,

:31:56. > :32:18.please welcome Brazil. Just to stress again,

:32:19. > :32:31.this is Brazil! The first home team of the first

:32:32. > :32:39.Olympic Games in South America. Only the USA have a bigger team

:32:40. > :32:42.but almost each of them is here. Four years ago, it was a golden

:32:43. > :32:50.tracksuited Sir Chris Hoy leading Tonight, the honour

:32:51. > :32:59.goes to 32-year-old Yane Marques who goes

:33:00. > :33:10.for Brazil at home. The team's ambition is to double

:33:11. > :33:24.the 17 medals they earned in London and make the top ten

:33:25. > :33:26.in the medal table. There are many problems in Brazil,

:33:27. > :33:37.but there are moments that can bring a country together,

:33:38. > :33:39.even if that is just They have individual stars

:33:40. > :33:45.like their gymnast, But it is the team sports

:33:46. > :33:54.they care about most, Their women are going for a record

:33:55. > :34:05.equalling third straight gold. I can't tell if these

:34:06. > :34:08.are still members of the Brazilian But the roof of the Maracana has

:34:09. > :34:15.turned a vivid green, which has been a theme of this

:34:16. > :34:18.evening, and also echoes one of I wonder if they will get that boost

:34:19. > :34:26.that host nations always get in terms of moving up the medal

:34:27. > :34:30.table and achieving record results. In the Maracana Stadium,

:34:31. > :34:34.the home of Brazilian football, for a football mad nation,

:34:35. > :34:37.Brazil has amazingly never Five-time World Cup winners,

:34:38. > :34:47.but five-time silver medallists. It has not been an easy

:34:48. > :34:51.build-up for the boys. And it has not gone to plan so far

:34:52. > :34:55.either for the men, who drew 0-0 But hopes are high for the two

:34:56. > :35:00.medals they covet more than most. An incredible sight and sound

:35:01. > :35:04.inside the Maracana late into the night here in Rio de

:35:05. > :35:07.Janeiro and even later But I am sure you are enjoying

:35:08. > :35:20.the sights and sounds, as we are. 11,000 athletes competing

:35:21. > :35:21.in the Olympic Games, and this huge team from Brazil,

:35:22. > :35:23.enjoying their moment Exuberant expressions of total joy

:35:24. > :35:31.from this team, just as we remember from the Great Britain team

:35:32. > :35:34.in London four years ago. In this incredible city,

:35:35. > :35:52.the sounds are drifting into the night air at high

:35:53. > :35:57.above the Maracana. Now, the mirrors, into which have

:35:58. > :36:02.been planted all those thousands Incidentally, the flags

:36:03. > :36:22.of the countries that have entered the stadium are all planted

:36:23. > :36:27.around the stage. Incidentally, the flags

:36:28. > :36:29.of the countries that have entered the stadium are all planted

:36:30. > :36:31.around the stage. So Andy Murray is

:36:32. > :36:34.unburdened by a flag now. And all the athletes

:36:35. > :36:36.from all the countries are watching with the rest of us to see these

:36:37. > :36:39.mirrored cabinet is being brought Well, the trees that the athletes

:36:40. > :36:50.have been bringing in, the seeds will be planted shortly

:36:51. > :36:53.after the flame is extinguished That will become the second-largest

:36:54. > :37:03.leisure area the city with a public swimming pool and a BMX bike centre

:37:04. > :37:06.open to everyone and surrounding it It does look as though everyone

:37:07. > :37:17.is enjoying themselves. So welcome to the athletes who will

:37:18. > :38:02.compete here in Rio de Janeiro. Ladies and gentlemen, the athletes

:38:03. > :38:41.of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games! The stadium falls darker again,

:38:42. > :38:43.and the mirrors are lined up and opened to reveal lush vegetation

:38:44. > :38:58.and the Olympic rings. Underlining the ceremony's core

:38:59. > :39:03.theme that the future Welcome to Carlos Nuzman,

:39:04. > :39:57.the head of the Rio de Janeiro organising committee for the Olympic

:39:58. > :40:01.and Paralympic games, A former volleyball player

:40:02. > :40:14.who competed in Tokyo in 1964. Alongside Thomas Bach,

:40:15. > :40:16.the president of the International Olympic Committee, a fencing

:40:17. > :40:26.medallist in 1976 in Montreal. The president of the International

:40:27. > :40:38.Olympic committee, Thomas Bach, Boa noite Brasil, bonsoir a tous,

:40:39. > :41:34.good evening to the world! President of the Olympic

:41:35. > :41:43.committee, Thomas Bach. Yes, I'm talking

:41:44. > :42:01.to the whole planet. Five continents, 5 billion

:42:02. > :42:07.people or more. History to be made by

:42:08. > :42:22.the athletes, the volunteers, The Olympic Dream is now

:42:23. > :42:40.a wonderful reality. Brazil welcomes the

:42:41. > :43:01.world with open arms. I'm proud of my city,

:43:02. > :43:25.my country, my people. I'm proud to be an Olympian athlete,

:43:26. > :43:34.a volleyball player in Tokyo 1964, and proud to be here, talking

:43:35. > :43:45.to best athletes in the universe. As we work together to build

:43:46. > :44:04.the games of the XXXI Olympiad. These are your Games,

:44:05. > :44:22.the first in South America. Opening of the Olympic experience

:44:23. > :44:26.to new regions of the world. Games that we believe

:44:27. > :44:30.we deliver to the best, Desse Brasil gigante que aprendemos

:44:31. > :44:55.a adorar nasce hoje um mundo novo. Trabalhamos sete anos numa jornada

:44:56. > :45:03.onde cada um dos Brasileiros Aos que duvidam e bom lembrar: Um

:45:04. > :45:17.filho do Brasil nao foge a luta! Rio is proud to be the Olympic

:45:18. > :45:24.capital of the world. Enlighted by the transformation

:45:25. > :45:42.that we promised and delivered, a job that we could only finish

:45:43. > :45:53.with the help of our people, of our three levels of governments:

:45:54. > :45:56.federal, state and city, And, I will say again,

:45:57. > :46:10.thanks to all volunteers. We thank the world by thanking

:46:11. > :46:32.the Olympic Family. Permettez-moi de conclure en

:46:33. > :46:39.m'adressant aux Garcons et filles qui echangent

:46:40. > :46:52.leurs souvenirs, leurs reves. Boys and girls that transformed

:46:53. > :47:14.the world into the digital world. Our dream is this Olympic City

:47:15. > :48:18.transformed by the Games, hosting A cidade maravilhosa em noite de

:48:19. > :48:39.gala e o cenario perfeito. The marvellous city in this gala

:48:40. > :48:42.night is the perfect setting. Let's live our dream

:48:43. > :48:44.together, and stay together In the name of all Brazilians,

:48:45. > :48:54.I welcome the world. Em nome do mundo, eu cumprimento

:48:55. > :49:05.todos os cariocas. Quando a Tocha Olimpica entrar neste

:49:06. > :49:21.estadio eterno trazendo paz, confianca e orgulho ela vai trazer

:49:22. > :49:29.uma mensagem de todos os Now it's my pleasure to hand over

:49:30. > :50:15.to the President of the IOC, the Olympic champion Thomas Bach,

:50:16. > :50:19.who always believed in the sucess the Olympic champion Thomas Bach,

:50:20. > :50:26.who always believed in the success A passionate speech

:50:27. > :50:35.by Carlos Nuzman, the head of the organising committee

:50:36. > :50:38.for the Rio Games. Distingues representants des

:50:39. > :50:58.autorites Bresiliennes. Votre Excellence, Monsieur le

:50:59. > :51:03.Secretaire General des Nations Unies, Ban Ki-moon,

:51:04. > :51:06.Excellences, Monsieur le President du comite d'organisation des

:51:07. > :51:11.Jeux Olympiques Rio 2016, mon cher collegue et

:51:12. > :51:14.ami Carlos Nuzman. Chers amis Olympiques

:51:15. > :51:19.du monde entier. Bienvenue aux Jeux de la

:51:20. > :51:28.XXXIe Olympiade Rio 2016. This is the moment of the

:51:29. > :51:38.cidade maravilhosa. in South America will go from Brazil

:51:39. > :51:54.to the entire world. The Organising Committee,

:51:55. > :51:58.Brazilian authorities at all levels, and all Brazilians can be

:51:59. > :52:03.very proud tonight. With the Olympic Games

:52:04. > :52:13.as a catalyst, you have achieved in just seven years what generations

:52:14. > :52:22.before you could only dream of. You have transformed the wonderful

:52:23. > :52:28.city of Rio de Janeiro into a modern metropolis and made it

:52:29. > :52:36.even more beautiful. Our admiration

:52:37. > :52:45.for you is even greater because you managed this at a very

:52:46. > :52:52.difficult time in Brazilian history. Votre passion

:52:53. > :53:10.pour le sport et votre joie de Celebrons ensemble ces

:53:11. > :53:18.Jeux Olympiques dans ce grand The best ambassadors

:53:19. > :53:28.of this Olympic Spirit a la Brazil are the many

:53:29. > :53:33.thousands of volunteers. We are living

:53:34. > :53:50.in a world of crises, The 10,000 best athletes

:53:51. > :54:04.in the world, competing with each other, at the same time

:54:05. > :54:10.living peacefully together in one Olympic Village,

:54:11. > :54:12.sharing their meals In this

:54:13. > :54:28.Olympic world, there is one In this Olympic world,

:54:29. > :54:42.we are all equal. In this Olympic world,

:54:43. > :54:50.we see that the values of our shared humanity are stronger

:54:51. > :54:56.than the forces which So I call upon you, the Olympic

:54:57. > :55:08.athletes: respect yourself, respect each other, respect

:55:09. > :55:16.the Olympic Values which make the Olympic Games unique

:55:17. > :55:33.for you and for the entire world. We are living in a world

:55:34. > :55:39.where selfishness is gaining ground, where certain people claim

:55:40. > :55:47.to be superior to others. In the spirit of Olympic solidarity

:55:48. > :55:57.and with the greatest respect, you are sending a message of hope

:55:58. > :56:34.to all the many millions You had to flee from your homes

:56:35. > :56:45.because of violence, hunger or just Now with your great talent and human

:56:46. > :56:56.spirit, you are making a great In this Olympic world,

:56:57. > :57:12.we do not just tolerate diversity. In this Olympic world,

:57:13. > :57:16.we welcome you as an enrichment to our

:57:17. > :57:20."Unity in Diversity". There are millions of people around

:57:21. > :57:36.the world who contribute in different ways to make our world

:57:37. > :57:44.a better place through sport. To honour such outstanding

:57:45. > :57:49.personalities who put sport at the service of humanity,

:57:50. > :57:54.the International Olympic Committee has created a unique distinction,

:57:55. > :58:00.which we award for Ladies and gentlemen,

:58:01. > :58:09.In recognition of his outstanding achievements in the fields

:58:10. > :58:19.of education, culture, development and peace through sport,

:58:20. > :58:22.in the true Olympic Spirit, the Olympic Laurel is awarded

:58:23. > :58:25.to the great Olympic Champion and great Olympic philanthropist,

:58:26. > :58:37.Mr Kipchoge Keino. My name is Kip Keino,

:58:38. > :58:55.I am a medallist and When I was eight years old,

:58:56. > :59:08.I used to run all the way So I was doing a lot

:59:09. > :59:34.of training without knowing. My mother died when I was a year

:59:35. > :59:38.old and my dad was the only one After my career in running,

:59:39. > :59:42.what I did, I started So we are taking care of orphaned

:59:43. > :59:52.kids, to be able to live Having a children's home,

:59:53. > :00:03.we started a primary school. And through sports, we can produce

:00:04. > :00:18.peaceful life in this world. We will leave the world

:00:19. > :00:48.with nothing. All we need is peace,

:00:49. > :01:06.love and unity. He is a two-time Olympic champion

:01:07. > :01:23.from Mexico and Munich, but he founded the Kip Keino school

:01:24. > :01:26.as you saw and a high-performance He and his wife have adopted 90

:01:27. > :01:31.children and he says there is always joy in achieving,

:01:32. > :01:34.but the greatest satisfaction lies And here we see also the doves

:01:35. > :01:43.of peace kites that have been 200 were taken to Kenya and given

:01:44. > :01:52.to children who had never They had peace messages

:01:53. > :01:56.written on them. The message is printed on thousands,

:01:57. > :01:59.and they fall on the audience now Kip Keino is the godfather of Kenyan

:02:00. > :02:10.long and middle distance running, the first recipient

:02:11. > :02:12.of the Olympic Laurel, which will be presented

:02:13. > :02:38.at every subsequent Games. After the speeches by Carlos Nuzman

:02:39. > :02:44.and Thomas Bach and the presentation of the Olympic Laurel,

:02:45. > :02:59.a few words from Kip Keino. Distinguished guests,

:03:00. > :03:06.ladies and gentlemen, good evening. I'm extremely honoured to be

:03:07. > :03:11.the first recipient of such a historic and important award

:03:12. > :03:20.from my friend Thomas, the president of the

:03:21. > :03:29.International Olympic committee. I would like to thank my family,

:03:30. > :03:43.my friends and all who have My request to you, all sports men

:03:44. > :04:05.and women, is to join me in the continuation of support

:04:06. > :04:08.for all the youths of the world to get basic humanity -

:04:09. > :04:44.food, shelter and education. Education supports not only

:04:45. > :04:47.to empower our youths to be better citizens and leaders of the future,

:04:48. > :04:53.but it will also mull them -- citizens and leaders of the future,

:04:54. > :04:55.but it will also mould them to make positive

:04:56. > :05:04.change in humanity. Humanity depends on our ability

:05:05. > :05:06.to motivate them to be better youths Ladies and gentlemen,

:05:07. > :05:18.I believe we came to this We will leave this world

:05:19. > :05:26.with nothing. It is all about educating

:05:27. > :05:33.each other, the youths, Kip Keino, recipient of the very

:05:34. > :06:15.first Olympic Laurel for outstanding And now, let us celebrate

:06:16. > :06:41.altogether, the Olympic Games of The acting president

:06:42. > :07:16.of Brazil, Michel Temer. Just a few short words

:07:17. > :07:19.from the acting president of Brazil, Michel Temer,

:07:20. > :07:28.declaring the Games open. And once more, fireworks

:07:29. > :07:46.illuminate the Maracana. So into the stadium

:07:47. > :07:55.comes the Olympic flag. The tradition of carrying it dates

:07:56. > :08:21.back to the Antwerp Games of 1920. The task goes to athletes

:08:22. > :08:23.and non-athletes who have to the cause of building

:08:24. > :08:35.a better world. Olympic medallist, bronze and gold,

:08:36. > :09:02.beach volleyball... A huge cheer for the five-time

:09:03. > :09:17.Olympic medallist. A huge cheer for the five-time

:09:18. > :09:20.winner of female Player of the Year and the women's World Cup

:09:21. > :09:48.all-time leading scorer. The one before Joaquim Cruz,

:09:49. > :09:53.the 800 metre runner He broke Sebastian Coe's

:09:54. > :09:57.heart that night. A huge cheer for the five-time

:09:58. > :10:00.winner of female Player of the Year and the women's World Cup

:10:01. > :10:11.all-time leading scorer. There is a mixture of

:10:12. > :10:13.athletes and non-athletes, and the first woman appointed

:10:14. > :10:16.to the Supreme Court in Brazil. As you heard, he scored nearly

:10:17. > :10:55.40,700 points for clubs and country. Considered to be one of the all-time

:10:56. > :11:09.greats in the game of basketball. So the Olympic flag reaches

:11:10. > :11:12.the stage, and the Olympic anthem will be sung by 40 children

:11:13. > :11:15.from the More Project, which helps # Whose

:11:16. > :11:53.beacon lights our way # With the fires

:11:54. > :12:06.of hope # As now we come across the world

:12:07. > :12:18.# To share these Games of old # Let all the flags of every land

:12:19. > :12:25.# In brotherhood unfold # Sing out each nation,

:12:26. > :12:29.voices strong # All hail our brave Olympians

:12:30. > :12:43.# With strains of victory # Olympic

:12:44. > :12:48.light burn on and on # O'er seas

:12:49. > :12:52.and mountains and plains # Unite,

:12:53. > :12:55.inspire, bring honour # To these

:12:56. > :12:58.ascending Games # May valour reign

:12:59. > :13:01.victorious # Along the path

:13:02. > :13:05.of golden way # As tomorrow's

:13:06. > :13:10.new champions now come forth # Rising to the fervent spirit

:13:11. > :13:14.of the game # Let splendour pervade

:13:15. > :13:18.each noble deed # Crowned with glory

:13:19. > :13:28.and fame # And let fraternity

:13:29. > :13:32.and fellowship # Surround the soul

:13:33. > :13:36.of every nation # Oh flame,

:13:37. > :13:41.eternal in your firmament so bright # Illuminate us

:13:42. > :13:44.with your everlasting light # That

:13:45. > :13:46.grace and beauty and magnificence # Bestow on us your honour,

:13:47. > :14:06.truth and love # We are not far away

:14:07. > :14:08.now from the lighting That was the Olympic anthem

:14:09. > :14:20.and the raising of the Olympic flag. Now it is time for the

:14:21. > :14:40.oaths of the Olympics. There is an athlete,

:14:41. > :14:42.an official and a coach who swear Brazil's greatest Olympian,

:14:43. > :15:18.the most decorated, Robert Scheidt. TRANSLATION: In the name

:15:19. > :15:27.of all the competitors I promise that we shall take part in these

:15:28. > :15:29.Olympic Games, respecting and abiding by the rules

:15:30. > :15:31.which govern them, committing ourselves to a sport

:15:32. > :15:33.without doping and without drugs, in the true spirit of sportsmanship,

:15:34. > :15:36.for the glory of sport In the name of all the judges

:15:37. > :16:07.and officials, promising they will officiate in these Games

:16:08. > :16:09.with complete impartiality, On behalf of all coaches,

:16:10. > :16:23.Adriano Santos. Another example of gambiarra,

:16:24. > :18:13.the creative improvisation His young friend, learning the samba

:18:14. > :18:19.steps as traditions are passed down # Olha o jeito nas cadeiras

:18:20. > :18:47.que ela sabe dar...# Gilberto Gil alongside

:18:48. > :18:49.Gaetan Laborde Llosa and also # Olha so o remelexo que ela sabe

:18:50. > :18:54.dar And you want a little

:18:55. > :19:17.taste of carnival? Always takes place 40 days before

:19:18. > :19:25.Easter in February and officially lasts four days, but party season

:19:26. > :19:37.goes on a lot longer. 12 schools of drums,

:19:38. > :19:42.the 12 sections of drums of the main They battle it out every year

:19:43. > :19:54.at the Sambadrome, a 700 metre long catwalk come corridor,

:19:55. > :19:58.divided the top and lower divisions, battling it out for

:19:59. > :20:11.the various titles. # Bota a sandalia de

:20:12. > :20:19.prata # Olha so o

:20:20. > :22:58.remelexo que ela sabe dar # Morena

:22:59. > :23:27.boa que me faz penar # Bota

:23:28. > :23:29.a sandalia de prata # Bota

:23:30. > :23:38.a sandalia de prata # E tambem um pouco

:23:39. > :23:54.de uma raca # Que nao

:23:55. > :24:06.tem medo de fumaca ai, ai # E um pouquinho de Brasil,

:24:07. > :25:07.Iaia # Deste Brasil que

:25:08. > :25:09.canta e e feliz # E tambem um pouco de uma

:25:10. > :25:16.raca # Que nao tem medo de fumaca

:25:17. > :25:20.ai, ai The theme for the evening has been

:25:21. > :25:36.green but every colour imaginable and then some more

:25:37. > :25:41.is here inside the Maracana, and the whole stadium is vibrating,

:25:42. > :25:45.shaking, feeling coming up It's an exuberant celebration,

:25:46. > :25:53.Carnival season happens all over Brazil and although they tell me

:25:54. > :25:57.that tell the city of Salvador Brazil and although they tell me

:25:58. > :26:00.that the city of Salvador throws a great Carnival,

:26:01. > :26:04.nothing compares to Rio. And so we arrive at the lighting

:26:05. > :26:08.of the Olympic flame and the journey which began on the 21st of April

:26:09. > :26:10.at the Temple of Hera on Olympus in Greece,

:26:11. > :26:13.the lighting of the torch by the rays of the sun,

:26:14. > :26:15.over 95 days, it is carried in passed on by 12,000 people

:26:16. > :26:17.and eventually, Much debate about who was going

:26:18. > :26:40.to carry it but you might recognise the figure of the three times

:26:41. > :26:45.French Open champion and former world number one in tennis,

:26:46. > :26:49.Gustavo Kuerten. The champion in 97, 2000,

:26:50. > :26:52.2001 and the former world The cries of "Guga, Guga"

:26:53. > :27:06.around the Maracana. The Olympic Flame is

:27:07. > :27:12.being carried by... Trois fois champion de Roland Garros

:27:13. > :27:18.et ex-numero un mondial... Three-time Roland Garros

:27:19. > :27:22.champion and former number Guga, they cry, and Gustavo Kuerten

:27:23. > :27:50.is soaking up every moment of this. Known in Brazil as the Queen,

:27:51. > :28:11.regarded as one of Brazil's true greats, a basketball

:28:12. > :28:14.Hall of Fame inductee, playing for the national team at 15

:28:15. > :28:20.and took the world title in 1994, and Atlanta,

:28:21. > :28:23.Olympic silver 20 years And she now hands it

:28:24. > :28:43.on to the marathon He was leading and was rugby tackled

:28:44. > :28:53.to the ground by an attention seeking spectator and never

:28:54. > :28:58.recovered and was overtaken He accepted it

:28:59. > :29:03.with such dignity and grace. He was awarded the Pierre

:29:04. > :29:05.de Coubertin medal The journey is at an end

:29:06. > :29:30.and Vanderlei de Lima light the Olympic flame,

:29:31. > :29:54.which burns inside the Maracana. And here in Rio, we break

:29:55. > :29:57.with the tradition of enormous cauldrons producing a huge

:29:58. > :29:59.amount of fire. This cauldron is intentionally

:30:00. > :30:00.small, low emission, as you might expect with the theme

:30:01. > :30:10.throughout tonight, the environment. Yes, as the organisers put it,

:30:11. > :30:13.they said we know today it is no longer possible to burn tonnes

:30:14. > :30:16.of gas and consider it beautiful. This is a smaller, more

:30:17. > :30:18.delicate flame and it burns But to surround a magnified,

:30:19. > :30:24.there is a huge sculpture, representing the sun which is set

:30:25. > :30:26.in motion and the spirals which represent life,

:30:27. > :31:12.a stunning flame inside the stadium. A precious intimacy about this

:31:13. > :31:15.flame, a gesture of scaling down and the escalating at a time

:31:16. > :31:18.when the Games have become At around 2am here, another cauldron

:31:19. > :33:34.will be lit in the centre of Rio so that everyone in the city can

:33:35. > :33:36.visit and see it. And this cauldron will be

:33:37. > :33:38.wind powered for the Good luck, Rio, and good luck

:33:39. > :34:09.to the youth of the world. Lit up in the colours

:34:10. > :34:12.of the Brazilian flag, the Christ the Redeemer

:34:13. > :34:27.looks over the Maracana. A fitting welcome to

:34:28. > :34:39.the Games of Rio de Janeiro. Many thanks to Andrew Cotter

:34:40. > :34:42.and to Hazel Irvine for their What a wonderful flame that is,

:34:43. > :34:46.a beautiful idea and a brilliant sculpture in the message

:34:47. > :34:48.of the opening ceremony, There will be children and adults

:34:49. > :34:54.around the world who will think, that is the day when I realised

:34:55. > :34:56.that we have to look Steve Redgrave and Michael Johnson

:34:57. > :35:06.are with me, but also Julia Carneiro, a BBC broadcaster

:35:07. > :35:08.based here in Brazil. Julia, the reaction

:35:09. > :35:10.from friends and family What did people make

:35:11. > :35:15.of that opening ceremony? I think it was a very welcome

:35:16. > :35:31.surprise to see such an elaborate ceremony that did not just reflect

:35:32. > :35:34.the cliches of Brazil, but showed There was of course Carnival

:35:35. > :35:38.and samba at the very end and the Girl From Ipanema

:35:39. > :35:45.and Gisele Bundchen, the top From aspects of the past of Brazil

:35:46. > :35:52.and some of its history to some of the cultural expressions coming

:35:53. > :35:54.from poorer parts of Brazil, to the inventiveness of Brazilians,

:35:55. > :36:11.that went down really well here. Even sceptics have been saying

:36:12. > :36:14.they were quite moved. Especially the national anthem,

:36:15. > :36:16.performed in such a simple manner by a well respected

:36:17. > :36:20.composer here in Brazil. That was quite symbolic of how full

:36:21. > :36:30.for the ceremony was. We can look at some

:36:31. > :36:32.of the highlights and get you to talk us through your reaction

:36:33. > :36:35.and the response of people you know. There was a joy to it,

:36:36. > :36:51.but a very serious message as well. And recycling of elements,

:36:52. > :36:53.of making things out of something simple,

:36:54. > :36:55.of creating more than one use It was known that there

:36:56. > :37:04.was a tighter budget here for the Olympics,

:37:05. > :37:06.and the resources that were used also sent

:37:07. > :37:15.a message of sustainability. But there was this message

:37:16. > :37:18.on to the world of trying to talk about the issue of sustainability

:37:19. > :37:20.and care for the environment The green Games was the message,

:37:21. > :37:29.but also the motto. Live Your Passion is the motto

:37:30. > :37:32.of these Games, there were moments of huge joy and passion,

:37:33. > :37:35.some fabulous fireworks and those green Olympic rings,

:37:36. > :37:37.created by the trees that came out They planted it, and Michael,

:37:38. > :37:50.that was an original touch. As I have said before,

:37:51. > :37:54.I have been fortunate to spend lots of time in this country

:37:55. > :37:57.and I thought the opening ceremony truly reflected the very culture

:37:58. > :38:08.of Brazil and certainly of Rio. It was very simple,

:38:09. > :38:09.but also focused much more on the environment

:38:10. > :38:11.and sustainability, Any time I walked up and down

:38:12. > :38:28.the street here, you see people They really have a passion

:38:29. > :38:32.for living and enjoying life. Coming from America,

:38:33. > :38:34.where we are the exact opposite, it is work, work, work,

:38:35. > :38:36.you can certainly appreciate It was beautifully reflected

:38:37. > :38:44.in that opening ceremony. I thought it was great

:38:45. > :38:47.that they admitted, we are not going to spend as much money

:38:48. > :38:49.as Beijing or London, I thought they did it

:38:50. > :38:56.in a very nice way. And it proved that you don't need

:38:57. > :39:00.to spend so much money on an opening There was a cheer here in the studio

:39:01. > :39:05.from Sir Steve Redgrave when Andy Murray walked in carrying

:39:06. > :39:07.the flag one-handed. Very much so, carrying

:39:08. > :39:09.on the tradition. We start by looking at the host

:39:10. > :39:19.team, Brazil, who obviously got a huge roar from the stadium,

:39:20. > :39:22.a real appreciation for the first Olympics to be hosted

:39:23. > :39:25.here in South America. You did that one of the year is that

:39:26. > :39:44.you carried the flag. This was the reaction

:39:45. > :39:49.in Belo Horizonte, by the way, Katarina Johnson-Thompson

:39:50. > :39:50.in the middle. Adam Gemili is there,

:39:51. > :39:51.Richard Kielty giving Huge response to seeing

:39:52. > :39:54.their team-mates. Many athletes have not arrived

:39:55. > :39:57.because there are events don't Good to see that passion

:39:58. > :40:02.from the guys that are not there. They can't wait to get here and be

:40:03. > :40:16.part of it. The refugee team also

:40:17. > :40:18.got a massive response. This is the first time there has

:40:19. > :40:22.been a Refugee Olympic Team, those who have been

:40:23. > :40:24.displaced from countries And what a grin from Rafa Nadal,

:40:25. > :40:28.determined to make it to these Olympics, having missed London

:40:29. > :40:31.with injury, to take up the honour We particularly loved the Tongan

:40:32. > :40:35.flag bearer, who had oiled up for the occasion to make

:40:36. > :40:37.sure he was glistening And a special honourable mention

:40:38. > :40:41.for the flag-bearers of both Kiribati and Estonia,

:40:42. > :40:43.who did a wonderful job I would like to have seen

:40:44. > :41:01.Andy Murray do that one-handed! I was concerned that this flag

:41:02. > :41:05.was going to do some damage. Alongside each flag bearer,

:41:06. > :41:08.you have a child with a seedling and every athlete had an actual seed

:41:09. > :41:11.that they then implanted There was a lot of discussion

:41:12. > :41:22.as to who would like the flag. Earlier today, we heard that

:41:23. > :41:25.Pele would not make it Julia, in the end, a touching

:41:26. > :41:28.moment in the choice He is well known for

:41:29. > :41:33.a feat that was a bit Vanderlei Cordeiro de Lima was

:41:34. > :41:47.leading the marathon run Even so, he managed to keep running

:41:48. > :41:53.and he managed to get bronze, so it was a huge recognition

:41:54. > :41:56.of his effort back then. He comes from a poor background,

:41:57. > :42:00.a family of seven children. So it was a choice that was

:42:01. > :42:03.appreciated here by everyone. He was virtually rugby

:42:04. > :42:09.tackled in a protest As you say, he was given

:42:10. > :42:27.the Pierre de Coubertin award What did you make of

:42:28. > :42:30.Thomas Bach's comments? He was saying how much

:42:31. > :42:32.he appreciated what Brazil had achieved in the face

:42:33. > :42:34.of such difficulty. It was interesting,

:42:35. > :42:36.because it was a subtle way of bringing in, albeit quite

:42:37. > :42:38.lightly, all the trouble is that Brazil has gone through over

:42:39. > :42:41.the past months and I guess all the negative news we have seen

:42:42. > :42:45.in the build-up to the Games. He was also referring

:42:46. > :42:48.to the political difficulties of the We have seen a lot of criticism

:42:49. > :42:57.of that, with the Games How is Brazil investing in Rio

:42:58. > :43:03.hosting the Olympics when the country is facing such

:43:04. > :43:05.a difficult recession? We saw that reflected in the stadium

:43:06. > :43:08.as well, with the presence There was a very swift movement

:43:09. > :43:27.to our wide shot of the stadium, with fireworks to try not to enhance

:43:28. > :43:30.the booing, but was expected that This is because of the impeachment

:43:31. > :43:36.proceedings being faced by President Dilma Rousseff,

:43:37. > :43:38.now suspended and replaced interim president Michel Temer

:43:39. > :43:39.and reflecting this Luckily, Brazil can now move

:43:40. > :44:28.on to concentrate on the sport, If you feel like you would want to

:44:29. > :44:30.take up sport one day, go to the inspired section of the BBC sport

:44:31. > :44:37.website. Let the games begin.