Welcome ceremony for Team FSM at the Olympic Village

Marz Akapito
Team Press Attache

Ted Ruthun, Chef de Mission for Team FSM, presented a gift to the Mayor of the Olympic Village during the welcome ceremon at which time the FSM flag was officially raised at the village where it will remain for the duration of the games.

Team FSM was officially welcomed to the Olympic Village in London today at around 2:00p.m. by the Mayor of the village and a group of performers in a brief colorful mixture of poetry, skits, formal address and more carnival type entertainment. The FSM was formally received at the village together with Uganda, Burundi and Nigeria.

Some fun shows by colorful performers marked the spirit of the jolly entertainment that even the h the hut sun could not bother the equally happy audience at the in front of the Village Plaza at the Olympic Village.

The team posed with the Village Mayor at the Olympic Rings stand in front of the Olympic Village. In her brief remark, the Mayor said to the athetes, "...your moment has arrived" and invited the visitors to sign the Olympic Truce Wall at the village as a way to support the UN-packed call for an end to armed conflicts around the globe.