The eyes of the world will be on London for the Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games today with Nigeria taking part in the event.

The ceremony will provide an opportunity for the world to view the culture of the host city and the UK and that of all participating countries including Nigeria.

Certain elements must feature in every Olympic opening ceremony, as outlined in the International Olympic Committee charter and today in London, there is expectation that the hosts will go beyond what the world witnessed in Beijing.

For the London 2012 Olympics opening ceremony, Her Majesty the Queen will be greeted by Jacques Rogge, President of IOC.

A procession of the participating teams will follow which will be done in alphabetical order, after which speeches will be delivered. The session ends with the invitation of the Queen to officially declare the Games open.

A total of 15,000 people will perform in the London 2012 opening ceremony, which will be watched by an estimated audience of four billion.

The Team Nigeria ended its preparation for the ceremony on Thursday with the position of flag bearer changing hands. Instead of Usman Maryam, Boltic Sinivie – a 96kg freestyle wrestler-will carry Nigerian flag later today.

The change came after a meeting held Thursday afternoon at the Games Village. Deputy Chef de Mission for the country, Al-Hassan Yakmut, said the change became necessary after Maryam’s coach suggested that she was better off not playing that role in view of her early competition on Saturday following the opening event .

Yakmut said, “The opening ceremony is going to stretch into the early morning of Saturday and Maryam will be fighting soon after the ceremony. It is for strategic reasons. We don’t want to wear her out in the ceremonies.

“Boltic is not new to events like this. He has been around and has won several medals for Nigeria at international events’’ he said.

The change is limited to that of the flag bearer for the march past. Team Captain remains the same as the Beijing Olympics bronze medallist, Chika Chukwumerije.

http://www.punchng.com/sports/olympics-games-start-today/

is de any hope for team nigeria?

Murphy T: is de any hope for team nigeria?

IF PIGS COULD FLY

blessing okabgare dey we get hope

WHAT TIME PRECISELY IS THE OPENING GAMES??

Lets go there

Okay naa. . .it is do or die.

Today we will know if RIK CLAY'S PREDICTIONS about the Olympics being a gateway for the implementation of the New World Order is true.

To NLers in Britain - Watch out for Aliens!!!

Murphy T: is de any hope for team nigeria?

[size=13pt]Yes. To fight for gold in bombing competition.[/size]

Debroslink: WHAT TIME PRECISELY IS THE OPENING GAMES??

Peeps, please what time is the opening ceremony?

I just think we'll get a few silver or bronze medal. The only person that may get a gold medal is Chukwumerije.

The reason we r backward in international sport events is because of our late preparation and curruption. These will replicate in this london olympic. The normal charade;waste of public fund and the attendant scandal. I hail , up NIGERIA !!!

@ deife

Opening ceremony commences by 8pm

Opening ceremony commences by 4.00pm

games started yesterday. so many football matches have been played already.

[quote author=Richardid]Opening ceremony commences by 4.00pm[/quote
Objection please...its 8.00pm and not 4pm

Well nice one let's see what the british have to offer haha I love beijing opening so much and their stadium is still the best

Nigeria did not qualify right?
Talking about football..

deife:

Peeps, please what time is the opening ceremony?

9pm Nigerian time

Am gonna be glued to channel 109 on startimes and www.youtube.com/olympics on my lappy. Hope I dont wake up my new born kid. He keeps me up all night,Baby days!

male and female ooo my broda but we dey basketball and one water sport

كلورين: Nigeria did not qualify right?
Talking about football..

c-baba:
male and female ooo my broda but we dey basketball and one water sport

are you serious?? hahahaha!!!
its just a waste! imagine, when olyimpics dey happen for correct place no resonable teams to represent!
athletics unko?
all those
handball
volleyball
tennis etc! dont we have representatives?

Murphy T:
A total of 15,000 people will perform in the London 2012 opening ceremony, which will be watched by an estimated audience of four billion.

These english people know how to exaggerate the hell out of things. They think a world of about 7 billion people can afford to provide 4 billion jobless people that will be watching opening ceremony? Rubbish! How many people in Africa even has access.

My Apologies to the Brits. Na this yeye punch people dey write rubbish. I for surprise.

Come~on team nishikori.! ............ Come~on team randwanska!..

deife:

Peeps, please what time is the opening ceremony?

9pm

pls wat internet site ca i watc it oh.pls

so when will NIGERIA get the chance to host the Olympics

so when will NIGERIA get the chance to host the Olympics

realsammie: so when will NIGERIA get the chance to host the Olympics

.. 50 years time..

1 min to start.

let the games begin!