RIO DE JANEIRO (Sputnik) – Brazil was the last of 207 countries to have its athletes march across the stadium.
A total of about 12,000 athletes walked out on Friday, carrying their national flags. The Russian flag was carried by volleyball player Sergei Tetyukhin, a four-time Olympic medalist who won gold at the 2012 London Olympics.
The Summer Olympic Games are being held in Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro from August 5 until August 21.
