Just finished watching the opening ceremony of RIo 2016 Olympic Games and I like that it reflects an environmental and social theme through its opening ceremony.
An Olympic tree grows in Rio as athletes carry seeds into Opening Ceremony
USAToday - With part of the opening ceremony for the Rio Olympics focused on our planet, organizers found a way for athletes to leave their mark.
As they entered the stadium, each received a seed and a cartridge to plant a native tree of Brazil. There were 207 species represented – one for each country in the Games.
The children with each delegation carried a more mature version of the tree as the athletes walked into Maracana Stadium.
The metal towers in which the athletes planted the seeds were moved to the middle of the stadium and exploded open to reveal lush vegetation in the shape of the Olympic rings.
The rings’ color – all green – was meant to serve as a reminder that replanting forests should be universal.
The trees will form the Athletes’ Forest in the Radical Park in Deodoro.
According to the official program, this was the first time in Olympic Opening Ceremony history the athletes participated in an action upon entering the stadium.Also the Olympic flame couldron is much smaller compare to past games because they wanted the flame to represent the need for low emissions and to reduce global warming. Instead the couldron is surrounded and magnified by a huge sculpture representing the sun which set in motion and the spiral motif which represents life.
The IOC introduced for the first time ever a Team composed of Refugees
The Olympic Refugee Team: A beacon of hope in Rio
EuroNews - For the first time ever, an entire refugee team made up of athletes of different nationalities is taking part in the Olympics.
The team’s appearance in the competitors’ parade was one of the highlights of Friday’s Opening Ceremony in Rio.
From South Sudan, Syria, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Ethiopia, all had to flee their countries in search of protection – and all have a burning ambition to succeed in their chosen sport.
Like others in the 10-strong team, Rami Anis, a swimmer from Syria, will compete under the Olympic flag.
“This is a great opportunity,” he told a news conference last week.
“Every athlete’s dream is to compete in the Rio Games. Since we were children, we have dreamt of taking part in the Olympics. Each one of us dreamt we could compete under our national flag but unfortunately war has prevented us from doing that. We are very proud to be part of the refugee team. We will represent all refugees around the world. My heart and soul will be with Syria. And God willing when the Tokyo Games come, there won’t be any refugees left and all the athletes here will compete for their own countries. There is nothing more precious than your homeland.”
Millions of refugees are housed in camps in countries across the world, having escaped dozens of wars or armed conflicts. The IOC’s first refugee team is aimed at highlighting their plight.
The athletes, six men and four women, will compete in the sports of swimming, judo and athletics.This is what Miss Earth is aiming today to be a pioneer in the beauty pageant industry in championing both Environmental and Social causes under BEAUTIES FOR A CAUSE slogan
some of these haters on FB so that might be good enough for now.
