A little earlier, in a customary handover ritual, the flag of Greece -- the host of the ancient Olympics and the stage of the first modern games in 1896 -- went up and the Olympic flag was lowered and handed to the Mayor of Rio, who gave it to Bach.
A little earlier, in a customary handover ritual, the flag of Greece -- the host of the ancient Olympics and the stage of the first modern games in 1896 -- went up and the Olympic flag was lowered and handed to the Mayor of Rio, who gave it to Bach.