Baku-APA. Opening ceremony of the XXXI Summer Olympic Games started in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, APA reports.
The opening ceremony began at 03:00 by Baku time at the Maracana stadium.
Azerbaijan represents at the Olympics with 56 athletes in 18 kinds of sport. At the Games in Rio de Janeiro to fight for 306 sets of medals in 33 kinds of sports will lead more than 10 thousand athletes from 206 countries.