However, the birds flew erratically and landed all over the stadium, including on the cauldron where the Olympic Flame was to be lit.
When Olympic Torch bearer Sohn Kee-chung approached and lit the flame, some of the doves did not leave and were burnt alive.
[1][2] The outcry in response led to the replacement of the live birds with inanimate objects or human actors.
The flag bearers of 160 National Olympic Committees entered the stadium, ordered by the Korean alphabet, and behind them marched the athletes.
President of the Republic of Korea Roh Tae-woo declared the Games of the XXIV Olympiad in Seoul opened in Korean.