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Spectators' 'Brazil Fever' is a new experience
Commentator Shak Siyya is struck by the incredible atmosphere the home crowd brought to the stadium where the first gold medal of the games was won by Virginia Thrasher of the US.
Image: Spectators attend the opening ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro on August 5, 2016 Credit: Olivier Morin/AFP/Getty Images
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