thepharoah

the parade of nations is in GIF format 
 

This parade couldn't be good when opening ceremony isn't on stadium but on the street... :/

Still better than for Slovakia. The flag carrying the Slavic colors white, blue and red with the shields
 
 

Too tiring for the commentators also 

The flag bearers are coming out so fast the announcers keep tripping up while speaking.

Yep exactly  the only interesting part of opening ceremony for me. and they ruined it.   that was like a sprint with flag competition

Parade of nations is definetely the best part of any OG opening ceremony , but this one is so dissapointing 

Heynckes is retired, and he has said he will not return to Bayern again. (But he has said that before )

And Lopetegui

24 Hours To Go!

Done

Yes but the 1500, 2000m steeplechase and 3000m will do cross country for stage 2.

Yes

No, it is how pharaoh said

Out of 16 athletes 8 qualify for final A and other for final B... And then the results are calculated  .So it's not the combined result.. 

Cameroon missed a golden chance to qualify to 2nd Rd as they lost to Argentina 3-0 

Bert Romp, part of the 1992 Dutch Olympic gold medal winning show jumping team in Barcelona, has died aged 59 after a horse kicked him in the head.
https://www.rtvnoord.nl/nieuws/199664/Voormalig-springruiter-Bert-Romp-overleden-na-trap-van-paard

Cameroon missed a golden chance to qualify to 2nd Rd as they lost to Argentina 3-0 

Bad boys and bad girls, obviously.
 
 

WOW Tonga has a bigger delegation than Denmark 

Incredible round 2 for teams won 4/4 !!!!!!!!
Napoli did a great match, and defeated Liverpool with a tactical masterpiece (conceded 0 shot on target!!)
Inter come back over a PSV thanks their top-players, more easy to predict other two wins for Roma and Juve
 
Last "Italian poker" (4/4 in UCL) was in 2005.

Flag bearer for  - Manu Bhaker (Shooting)... Expected one  ...Even though she has done so well in many senior world cups... Of late has been unpredictable. Her recent 593 in qualifying in asiad was good ..missing world record by 1  but went medalless in finals ..  In 25m pistol..So would be interesting to watch her here... 

Jeremy Chartier  - Gymnastics (trampoline) will be flag bearer 

Another surprise made by Cska Moscow as they defeated Real 1-0 , only 1 tie and 2 losses at the last 3 matches 

I think Kovač is just not on the level that one has to be to become Bayern's coach, at least not for now.