Although Turkish players elected to go without armbands, stadium flags were flown at half-staff and Turkish officials read a statement over the public address system expressing regret for the deaths.
Britain's team of 206 athletes was led into the stadium by flag-bearer Danny Crates, who won gold in the 800m in Athens four years ago.
The victory in the rain today brought an explosion of cheers at the Bondi Beach stadium, with flag-waving fans chanting "U-S-A" as the Americans collapsed in each other's arms.
As the athletes entered the stadium, their flags were displayed on the terraces of the model.
Dissenting voices are subdued.TuesdayAS I queue for a security check at one of Beijing's stadiums, Chinese flags surround me.
Meanwhile, back at the stadium, the Olympic flag was carried along the track by eight humanitarians, including Ban Ki-moon, the United Nations secretary general, and Leymah Gbowee, who shared the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize.
But from the moment of the Opening Ceremony when he walked into the Olympic Stadium as the flag bearer, he already realised that the four years of toil had been worthwhile.
During the opening ceremony for the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, I didn't expect to cry when athletes from two Koreas marched as one into the stadium, carrying the flag of unification, but tears filled my eyes.
Hall of Fame quarterbacks Joe Montana, 57, and Dan Marino, 52, are scheduled to take the field at the historic stadium for a flag football game, in which the San Francisco legend will lead a team of former 49ers against the Miami great and a team of All-Stars on July 12.
