| RAELENE | She carried the Australian flag at the opening ceremony of the Montreal Olympics in 1976, sprinter . |
| JUMPATTHECHANCE | When she was asked to carry the flag at the opening ceremony, the pole vaulter didn't hesitate to ___ |
| COMANECI | Darling of the Montreal Olympics |
| ICEDANCE | Discipline added to the Winter Olympics in 1976 |
| CATHYFREEMAN | 1998's award was won by this sprinter; she also lit the torch at the opening ceremony of the 2000 Olympics in Sydney |
| BARNES | Who will be the Irish flag bearer at the opening ceremony of the Rio Olympics? (6) |
| CELINEDION | Canadian singer rumored to be performing at the Opening Ceremony of the Summer Olympics tomorrow |
| IWOJIMA | The battle on this Japanese island in WWII produced Joe Rosenthal's enduring image of the US marines raising the the American flag at the summit of Mt Suribachi (3,4) |
| GREECE | Country whose sportspeople always take first place in the parade at the opening ceremony of every Olympics |
| FREEMAN | Morgan, U.S. actor who spoke at the opening ceremony of the 2022 FIFA World Cup (7) |
| EVELYNGLENNIE | Aberdeen-born percussionist and Grammy-winner who performed at the opening ceremony of the 2012 Olympic Games (6,7) |
| TORCH | Secret of Olympic proportions: It isn't until the opening ceremony of the Games that the world discovers who will carry the ___ |
| ORANGE | In orienteering, the colour code of the courses with medium navigational difficulty rating, or the colour with white of the kites/flags at the control points (6) |
| BOYLE | Danny ---, filmmaker who was the artistic director of the opening ceremony of the 2012 Olympic Games (5) |
| OLYMPICS | Gisele appeared at the opening ceremony of the 2016 Summer ___ |
| AIS | What is the abbreviation for the institution set up as a result of Australia's performance in the Montreal Olympics and the Bloomfield report? (1,1,1) |
| SEINE | River used in the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics |
| CHEQUERED | Flag at the end of the race - but still be the winner |
| MERIDIAN | ___ Centre (St. Catharines site on August 6th for the Opening Ceremony of the 2022 Canada Summer Games) |
| EDENPROJECT | This visitor attraction in Cornwall opened at the beginning of June last year -- a leading track eventer was at the opening ceremony, which was very well organised (4,7) |
