奥林匹克运动会的开幕式与闭幕式

The Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the Olympic Games

奥运会是亿万人民在现场或通过电视观看的国际竞技赛。运动健儿们全力以赴、顽强拼搏，以实现奥林匹克的格言：更快、更高、更强。
The Olympic Games is the international area viewed by millions on the spot or on TV where the athlete's spirit, mind and body endeavor to excel, fulfilling the Olympic Motto 'Citius, Altius, Foritius,' which means swifter, higher and stronger.

开幕式程序
The Protocol of The Olympic Opening Ceremony

运动员入场式。各代表团按主办国语言的字母顺序列队入场，但希腊和东道国代表团例外，希腊代表团首先入场，东道国殿后。
The parade of the participants. Delegations parade in alphabetical order according to the language of the host country with the exception that Greece leads the parade and the last delegation in the parade is the host country.

奥运会组委会主席讲话
Speech by the President of the Organizing Committee

国际奥运会主席讲话
Speech by the IOC President

东道国国家元首宣布奥运会开幕
The Head of State of the host country declaring the Games Open

奏《奥林匹克圣歌》，同时奥林匹克旗以展开形式进入运动会场，并从赛场的旗杆上升起。
The playing of the Olympic Anthem and the unfurled entry and raising of the Olympic Flag

完成奥林匹克火炬接力跑的最后阶段，点燃奥林匹克圣火台
The last stage of the Olympic Torch relay and the lighting of the Olympic cauldron

放下鸽子。
The release of the pigeons

主办国的一名运动员对奥林匹克旗宣读以下誓言：
“我以全体运动员的名义，保证为了体育的光荣和我们运动队的荣辱，拒绝毒品和兴奋剂，尊重并遵守知道运动会的各项规则，以真正的体育道德精神参加本届奥林匹克运动会。”
The taking of the oath by a competitor from the host country the athlete swears on the Olympic Flag: "In the name of all competitors I promise that we shall take part in these Olympic Games, respecting and abiding by the rules which govern them, committing ourselves to a sport without doping and without drugs, in the true spirit of sportsmanship, for the glory of sport and the honor of our teams."