from Los Angeles Sport being the constant factor at the Olympiad, the opportunity to stage-manage a nationally identifiable opening ceremony has been gleefully accepted by musicians and choreographers from host countries the world over. Hollywood had a reputation to uphold and the signs were that it would not be upstaged.
Commentator DAVID COLEMAN
Swimming: first action from the Olympic pool including the heats of the Men's 100m Breaststroke in which Britain's ADRIAN MOORHOUSE will be looking for a place in tonight's final.