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Opening Ceremony
Clare Balding introduces live coverage of the opening ceremony of the 2016 Olympic Games from the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Clare Balding introduces live coverage of the opening ceremony of the 2016 Olympic Games from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, as the games head to South America for the first time. The ceremony is a chance for participants from all 207 competing nations to parade with their flag in the iconic Maracana Stadium.
Last on
Fri 5 Aug 2016
23:35
Chapters
Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes
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Introduction
Welcome
Brazilian flag and national anthem
The birth of Brazil
Faces of Brazil pop
Good news / bad news
Athletes entrance
Speeches
The Olympic flame
Duration: 04:07:50
Credit
Role Contributor Presenter Clare Balding Broadcast
- Fri 5 Aug 2016 23:35
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