Images from the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympics
The United States team parade during the Opening Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 27, 2012, in London.
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Steve Redgrave, right, holds the Olympic torch after entering the stadium during the Opening Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Saturday, July 28, 2012, in London.
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British diver Tom Daley, left, parades with fellow team members during the Opening Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 27, 2012, in London.
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United States’ Kobe Bryant smiles during the Opening Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 27, 2012, in London.
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Britain’s Chris Hoy carries the flag during the Opening Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 27, 2012, in London.
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British athletes cheer during the Opening Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 27, 2012, in London.
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United States’s Mariel Zagunis carries the flag during the Opening Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 27, 2012, in London.
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Athletes from the United States parade during the Opening Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 27, 2012, in London.
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Athletes from the United States pose for photographs during the Opening Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 27, 2012, in London.
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Great Britain’s Olympic team circles the stadium during the Opening Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 27, 2012, in London.
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Athletes from Senegal wave their flag and march in a parade during the Opening Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 27, 2012, in London.
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Canadian athletes cheer during the Opening Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 27, 2012, in London.
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Nigerian athletes walk in a parade during the Opening Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 27, 2012, in London.
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The United States’ Olympic team circles the stadium during the Opening Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 27, 2012, in London.
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Tajikistan’s Mavzuna Chorieva carries the flag during the Opening Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 27, 2012, in London.
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Jamaica’s Usain Bolt carries the flag during the Opening Ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 27, 2012, in London.
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South Africa’s Olympic team circles the stadium during the Opening Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 27, 2012, in London.
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South African athletes parade during the Opening Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 27, 2012, in London.
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Russia’s Olympic team arrives during the Opening Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 27, 2012, in London.
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Spanish athletes pose for a camera operator as they parade during the Opening Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 27, 2012, in London.
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Elena Gemo of Italy poses for photographers during the Opening Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 27, 2012, in London.
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Russia’s Maria Sharapova carries the flag during the Opening Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 27, 2012, in London.
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Japanese athletes parade during the Opening Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 27, 2012, in London.
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Athlete’s circle the Olympic Stadium during the Opening Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 27, 2012, in London.
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German athletes walk in a parade during the Opening Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 27, 2012, in London.
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Argentina’s athletes parade in the stadium during the Opening Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 27, 2012, in London.
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