Flagbearer Abhinav Bindra leads the Indian contingent during the opening ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro on Friday, August 5, 2016. Photo: Reuters
The Olympic Cauldron burns during the Opening Ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Maracana Stadium. Photo: Getty Images
The Rio Olympics opening ceremony started with fireworks and laser lit choreography on Friday as Brazil sought to forget seven years of troubled preparations and the Olympic movement to temporarily put aside its doping crisis. Photo: Getty Images
A dancer performs a 'Simple Idea that Helps A Lot' segment. Photo: Getty Images
Children run with kites in the shape of doves. Photo: Reuters
Inernational Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach (centre), talks with Brazil interim President Michel Temer (right), in Maracana Stadium before the opening ceremony in Rio de Janeiro. At left is United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. Photo: Reuters
The Olympic Flag is being carried into the stadium during the opening ceremony. Photo: Reuters
Members of the Olympic refugee team pose in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. A group of 10 athletes from South Sudan, Syria, Congo and Ethiopia will compete in Rio under the Olympic flag. Photo: Getty Images
Fans celebrate during the opening ceremony. Once considered the biggest stadium in the world with a capacity of nearly 200,000, Maracana Stadium now holds around 80,000 people. Photo: Reuters
A general view during the Opening Ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Maracana Stadium. Photo: Getty Images