The 2012 London Summer Olympics has kicked off with a lavish opening ceremony celebrating Britain's rich history and great figures.

Amid light drizzles at the Olympic Stadium, London began its third Summer Olympics with the ceremony titled "Isles of Wonder," as thousands of performers weaved the story of the country's past, present and future before the 80,000 capacity crowd at the Olympic Stadium. The show, masterminded by artistic director Danny Boyle, Oscar-winning filmmaker and artistic director of the ceremony drew part of its inspiration from Shakespeare's "The Tempest." Greece, the birthplace of the Olympics, came in first to start off the athletes' parade, followed by countries in alphabetical order. Vietnam’s sports delegation was at 200^th position with fencer Nguyen Tien Nhat taking the lead. Vietnamese delegation includes 18 athletes competing in tracks and fields, swimming, shooting, gymnastics and weight lifting. Competition in 12 sports events will take place on the first day of the Olympic.