Gallery

Beijing 2008 - Opening Ceremony - 104

BEIJING - AUGUST 08: Weightlifter David Katoatau of Kiribati carries his nation's flag during the Opening Ceremony for the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics at the National Stadium on August 8, 2008 in Beijing, China.

Alexander Hassenstein/Bongarts/Getty Images

Beijing 2008 - Opening Ceremony - 290

0Z6I9644 Huet 08.08.08

IOC/John Huet

Beijing 2008 - Opening Ceremony - 291

0Z6I9643 Huet 08.08.08

IOC/John Huet