Glasgow: People arrive at Celtic Park to attend the opening ceremony of Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland on Wednesday (Photo: PTI)
Fireworks explode over the river Clyde as they mark the opening of the Commonwealth Games Glasgow 2014, in Glasgow, Scotland (Photo: AP)
Fireworks explode over the river Clyde as they mark the opening of the Commonwealth Games Glasgow 2014, in Glasgow, Scotland. The competition runs till August 3, with 71 countries and 2 territories taking part. (Photo: AP)
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II reads the message from the Queen's baton during the opening ceremony for the Commonwealth Games 2014 in Glasgow, Scotland. (Photo: AP)
Sir Chris Hoy holds up the Queen's baton during the opening ceremony for the Commonwealth Games 2014 in Glasgow, Scotland. (Photo: AP)
Fireworks explode during a performance by Rod Stewart during the opening ceremony for the Commonwealth Games 2014 in Glasgow, Scotland. (Photo: AP)
Athletes and performers dance at the end of the opening ceremony for the Commonwealth Games 2014 in Glasgow, Scotland. (Photo: AP)
Team Scotland enter the arena during the opening ceremony for the Commonwealth Games 2014 in Glasgow, Scotland. (Photo: AP)
Bahamas' Arianna Vaderpool-Wallace leads the team during the opening ceremony for the Commonwealth Games 2014 in Glasgow, Scotland (Photo: AP)
Athletes from St Lucia wave as they walk around the stadium during the opening ceremony for the Commonwealth Games 2014 in Glasgow, Scotland. (Photo: AP)
New Zealand’s flag bearer Valerie Adams leads her team during the opening ceremony for the Commonwealth Games 2014 in Glasgow, Scotland. (Photo: AP)
Scotland’s flag bearer Euan Burton leads the team during the opening ceremony for the Commonwealth Games 2014 in Glasgow, Scotland. (Photo: AP)
South Africa’s flag bearer Cecil Sebastian Afrika leads his country during the opening ceremony for the Commonwealth Games 2014 in Glasgow, Scotland. (Photo: AP)
South Africa’s flag bearer Cecil Sebastian Afrika leads the team into the arena during the opening ceremony for the Commonwealth Games 2014 in Glasgow, Scotland. (Photo: AP)
England’s flag bearer Nick Matthews leads the team into the arena during the opening ceremony for the Commonwealth Games 2014 in Glasgow, Scotland. (Photo: AP)
Australia’s flag bearer Anna Meares leads out the Australian team during the opening ceremony for the Commonwealth Games 2014 in Glasgow, Scotland. (Photo: AP)
Malaysia’s flag bearer Muhammad Imaadi Aba Aziz leads his team during the opening ceremony for the Commonwealth Games 2014 in Glasgow, Scotland. (Photo: AP)
India’s flag bearer Vijay Kumar leads his team during the opening ceremony for the Commonwealth Games 2014 in Glasgow, Scotland. (Photo: AP)
Performer carry chairs during the opening ceremony for the Commonwealth Games 2014 in Glasgow, Scotland, Wednesday July 23, 2014. (Photo: AP)
A general view of Celtic Park during the opening ceremony for the Commonwealth Games 2014 in Glasgow, Scotland, Wednesday July 23, 2014. (Photo: AP)
Performers dance with an effigy of the Loch Ness Monster during the opening ceremony for the Commonwealth Games 2014 in Glasgow, Scotland. (Photo: AP)
A performer dressed as a Viking enters the stadium during the opening ceremony for the Commonwealth Games 2014 in Glasgow, Scotland. (Photo: AP)
Singer Rod Stewart, center, performs on stage during the opening ceremony for the Commonwealth Games 2014 in Glasgow, Scotland. (Photo: AP)
Entertainer John Barrowman, top centre, performs during the opening ceremony for the Commonwealth Games 2014 in Glasgow, Scotland. (Photo: AP)
Performers dance and sing during the opening ceremony for the Commonwealth Games 2014 in Glasgow, Scotland. (Photo: AP)
Pyrotechnics are set off during the opening ceremony for the Commonwealth Games 2014 in Glasgow, Scotland. (Photo: AP)
Performers dance with an effigy of the Loch Ness Monster during the opening ceremony for the Commonwealth Games 2014 in Glasgow, Scotland. (Photo: AP)
A performer leaps into the air during the opening ceremony for the Commonwealth Games 2014 in Glasgow, Scotland Wednesday (Photo: AP)
Glasgow: A foreigner sports a head gear ahead of the opening ceremony of Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland on Wednesday (Photo: PTI)
Commonwealth Games Glasgow 2014 - Opening Ceremony