Rio 2016 Opening Ceremony Highlights Rio de Janeiro Brazil 2016 Olympic Games

'Rio 2016' Opening Ceremony - 5 August 2016 - Rio de Janeiro Brazil 2016 Olympic Games

The 2016 Olympic Games officially started in Rio on Friday with the opening ceremony at the Maracana Stadium. (Pictures)

Olympic Games Rio 2016

Opening Ceremony 2016

Athletes from 206 nations and a refugee team are in Brazil to compete in 28 sports and be watched by a global audience of billions.

The build-up has been dominated by a Russian doping scandal, the Zika virus and issues with the city's security, infrastructure and venues.

But it is time for the sporting action to take centre stage.

These are the Games of the 31st Olympiad but are the 28th to be held as those in 1916, 1940 and 1944 did not take place because of war.

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