The opening ceremony for the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro kicked off with flair Friday night. The Games are happening amid concerns about the Zika virus, lodging, and security, and amid the Russian athlete doping scandal.
BuzzFeed will have reporters and writers there as 10,000 athletes take part in 300 events over 17 days. Keep up with this post for news updates ahead of the Games.
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Posted at 7:10 p.m., Aug. 5
First Olympic team composed of refugee athletes met with standing ovation
One of the loudest applauses during the procession of countries came for the Refugee Olympic Team, whose athletes and coaches walked into the stadium with a standing ovation.