Without a doubt the opening ceremonies of Olympic Games have a panache that cannot be explained, and the 30th installment of the Olympic Games was no different - from the spectacular entertainment to the remarkable igniting of the cauldron, and not forgetting the appearance of the boxing legend Mohammed Ali.

This is what the spectators from across the world, and Africa, had to say about opening ceremony:



Ali will always fly like a butterfly and sting like a bee. His touching appearance sparked these tweets:



It was a unanimous decision: the lighting of the cauldron was a spectacular occasion:



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