As the athletes filed into the stadium during the Rio Olympics opening ceremony, many were holding their mobile phones aloft, filming the stadium, each other and – of course – themselves. IBTimes UK compiles some of the best selfies and videos taken during the ceremony.

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Proud😊

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What a night!Opening ceremony in Rio. This picture sums it up quite well 😀 #rio #olympics #openingceremony #memories pic.twitter.com/rSeM2Chfdw

— Marcus Ellis (@ellis_marcus111) August 6, 2016

Hanging with @andy_murray before the #OpeningCeremony What an amazing experience that was with @TeamGB #GBR pic.twitter.com/wyFwi1quNU

— Justin Rose (@JustinRose99) August 6, 2016

What a night!! The start of something special. The boys were hyped for this! #bringonthegreat🇬🇧 pic.twitter.com/vPC8SwdJOy

— Daniel Norton (@Dan_Norton4) August 6, 2016

What an experience of a lifetime! 🇬🇧 #oneteam #honoured pic.twitter.com/yemIdOW5Un

— GABBY•ADCOCK 💗 (@gabbyadcock) August 6, 2016

📸 @TeamGB #Rugby7s ready for a night they'll never forget #Rio2016 #OpeningCeremony #BringOnTheGreat 🇬🇧 pic.twitter.com/TPNWiyy7sa

— England Rugby (@EnglandRugby) August 5, 2016

@TeamGB #badminton #openingceremony #gbr #rio2016 @Rio2016_en #olympics looking on point 👌🏽💃🏻👔 and ready to March 👣 pic.twitter.com/C53bYymO6u

— Holly Fairclough✌🏼️ (@Fairyclough86) August 5, 2016

Dream come true to be at opening ceremonies!! #USA 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/Be6hd51v2s

— Harrison Barnes (@hbarnes) August 6, 2016

My ultime fav @kyrieirving And always a photo bomb by @brittneygriner pic.twitter.com/L7WCnOi6Xn

— Angel McCoughtry (@angel_35) August 5, 2016

Au Maracana! #OpeningCeremony #Rio2016 #Olympics pic.twitter.com/Hz7VvHB91D

— Thierry Omeyer (@Thierry_Omeyer) August 6, 2016
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faux opening ceremony 🐨 #boish

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