Brazil's Rio won the rights to host the Olympics Games in 2009.
A short display of Brazilian culture, including their music and dance, greeted the Indian contingent at the formal Welcome Ceremony in the Games Village for the 31st Olympic Games.- One of the first and prominent ceremonies of the Games, which lasted about 45 minutes, saw more than half of the Indian contingent attend it. They were elegantly dressed in white India tracksuits and looked upbeat on eve of the Games.
- A clown stands next to spectators dressed as Olympic mascots as they wait for the Olympic torch on its way to Rio de Janeiro for the opening ceremony.
- A guard walks along a fence at the Olympic athletes village in Rio de Janeiro. There will be 85,000 military and police personnel deployed on the ground to protect the attendants during games.
- China's Zhang Jike returns the ball during a men's table tennis training session. China has send its largest ever delegation of 416 athletes, including 35 Olympic champions, to the upcoming Rio Olympic Games.
- Serbia's Novak Djokovic returns a ball during a practice session on the central court. The No. 1-ranked Djokovic won a singles bronze for Serbia at the 2008 Beijing Games, then came up just short of a medal four years ago.
- United States' Michael Phelps, center, prepares a swimming training session. Phelps is the most-decorated Olympian of all time trains at Olympic Aquatic Centre with team USA.
- A man in a modified wheelchair carries carries the Olympic torch on its way to the Maracana stadium in Niteroi. The three-month torch relay across Brazil will end at the opening ceremony on Aug. 5, in Rio de Janeiro's Maracana stadium.
- After the music and dance, the mayor of the Olympic Village, Arcain, gave a speech about the importance of the Games for humanity and welcomed the teams to Rio.
- The welcome ceremony included raising each nation's flag and playing their national anthems. The show started with a tribal dance spectacle before moving on to an assortment of Brazilian rhythms, including forr, samba and bossa nova.
- Members of the Japanese delegation line up for a welcome ceremony at the Olympic athletes village in Rio de Janeiro.
A short display of Brazilian culture, including their music and dance, greeted the Indian contingent at the formal Welcome Ceremony in the Games Village for the 31st Olympic Games.
Brazil's Rio won the rights to host the Olympics Games in 2009.
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