Tennis great Kuerten carries Olympic torch into stadium

Former world No. 1 tennis player Gustavo Kuerten carries the Olympic torch into the Maracana Stadium during the opening ceremony of the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 5, 2016. Venderlei de Lima, the 2004 Athens Olympic men's marathon bronze medalist, lit the Olympic cauldron. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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