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Rio Olympics: Eye-catching opening ceremony uniforms

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Olympic athletes have donned colourful national uniforms for the opening ceremony in Rio.
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Olympic athletes have donned colourful national uniforms for the opening ceremony in Rio.

When someone told Tonga's Pita Nikolas it was his moment to shine, he took it far too literally.

Meanwhile Spain's Rafael Nadal smiled through the confusion of having something other than a headband on his head.

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Going, going...
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Going, going...

Barbados flirted with the real estate agent look, but just managed to pull it off.

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"Hi, my name is George, I'm unemployed and I live with my parents."
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"Hi, my name is George, I'm unemployed and I live with my parents."

Big Seinfeld fans Portugal decided to honour the comedian with his signature sneans (sneakers and jeans) look.

(AFP)

 
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Grey power
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Grey power

Here come the kooky uncles from Taiwan

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It's not that hard
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It's not that hard

Brazil. Nailed it.

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Just a little colour
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Just a little colour

It wasn't too hard, Spain got it right.

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The A Sharps
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The A Sharps

This is the first Olympics where Australia has had more than one barbershop quartet qualify. 

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Sports coats
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Sports coats

South Korea got the same memo about sports coats apparently.

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But if you're going to stick with it
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But if you're going to stick with it

The at least try to jazz it up like Azerbaijan. 

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Finally a bit of diversity
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Finally a bit of diversity

Burundi took a chance and steered away from the sports coat, even managing to incorporate a few javelin. 

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