Rio 2016 Opening Ceremony Live Chat

[Filipe_Golias]

How dire that this guy will appear in the Olympic books as having opened the Rio Games...

[JMarkSnow2012]

1 minute ago, Zain Hasan said:

hahaha.....this ceremony is becoming more boring with every speech

 

They always do

[micheal_warren]

Boo's - is that the first time at an Olympic stadium where the head of state was booed?

[Sir Rols]

1 minute ago, Zain Hasan said:

hahaha.....this ceremony is becoming more boring with every speech

 

They all become tedious after the artistic segments.

[Olympic Fan Darcy]

So pretty much only beach volleyball people carrying the flag.. 

[kevzz]

Didn't even know the Games was opened. He should have said it in English as well. That's another misstep by the organiser. 

[Sir Rols]

Where;s Katy Perry?

[Ikarus360]

Joaquim Cruz, who lit the 2007 Pan Ams cauldron, is one of the Olympic Flag carriers. 

[Zain Hasan]

Please pull the flag up QUICKKKKKK

[JMarkSnow2012]

Brazilian Olympians and sporting figures carrying the flag, in contrast with London's campaigners

[Ikarus360]

At least the hoisting of the flag will be quick. Olympic Hymn now

[Tatsh]

Now the olympic anthem 

[zigzag]

Just now, Zain Hasan said:

Please pull the flag up QUICKKKKKK

Calm down buddy... This segment is always very long..

[krow]

children singing are so boring.

[JMarkSnow2012]

1 minute ago, kevzz said:

Didn't even know the Games was opened. He should have said it in English as well. That's another misstep by the organiser. 

No he shouldn't. The opening announcement is only in the home language.

[ofan]

It looks like a lot of athletes have left

[SkiFreak]

I'm still waiting for the zika mosquito swarm to show-up.

[Ikarus360]

Last time children sang the Olympic Anthem was in Nagano, though they sang it in Japanese.

[micheal_warren]

Olympic hymn time 

[Zain Hasan]

hahahaha

1 minute ago, kraussie-kraussie-kraussie said:

children singing are so boring.

They arent children,

[Faster]

56 minutes ago, Tatsh said:

Please somebody kill the designer of ceremony outfits of Sweden. 

H and M you mean?

Children signing. Horrible. Doesn't Brazil have a decent Opera singer to belt it out properly?

And Rols, don't insult the fine music of New Orleans by comparing the Olympic Hymn to a dirge.

[Olympic Fan Darcy]

1 minute ago, ofan said:

It looks like a lot of athletes have left

Not surprised to be honest

[Ikarus360]

My bad. Last time was Beijing's also, is it me or this english is broken as hell? They should had sang this in portuguese. 

[JMarkSnow2012]

Not recycling London's instrumental Olympic Anthem.

Good.

[micheal_warren]

Now time for the Oaths