Information company "Oreanda-Novosti". on August 5 in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) at legendary stadium "Maracanã" took place the opening ceremony of 2016 Summer Olympics 2016.
207 sports delegations took part In Parade of athletes. Russian Federation was presented by 100 athletes and 60 officials. In total as of August 5, 2016 confirmation on participation in 2016 Summer Olympics was received by 279 Russian athletes.
the Standard-bearer of the Russian Olympic team the Olympic champion in volleyball Tetyukhin Sergei acted. In his sports career 2016 Summer Olympics became the sixth.
In legal part of a ceremonial opening of 2016 Summer Olympics with welcome speech the president addressed to participants and guests of a ceremony International Olympic Committee Thomas Bakh ". We live in the egoism and instability world, - he told. - In the Olympic family there is a uniform law for all - all of us are equal. Universal values are stronger than forces which want us to divide. I call you, Olympians to respect themselves, each other and the Olympic values".
Then the acting president Brazil Michel Temer declared 2016 Summer Olympics open.
In final part of a ceremony fire of the Olympic Games the bronze prize-winner of Games XXVIII of the Olympic Games of 2004 in a marathon Vanderlya Cordeiru lit di Province of Lima.
2016 Summer Olympics will last 2016 till August 21. About 11 thousand athletes from more than 200 countries will award 306 sets of medals in 38 sports. Today, on August 6, the first 12 winners of the Olympic Games will be defined by br br. Medal events in cycling highway, judo, swimming, bullet firing, archery, heavy athletics and fencing will be held.