The UAE is by no means an international sporting powerhouse when it comes to the olympics. However, there is a lot of pride representing your nation as 13 athletes from the UAE will be doing so in Rio over the next few weeks. As the opening ceremony took place in the early hours of Saturday morning Dubai time, here is evidence the whole nation is behind them.

7 tweets summing up the mood in the UAE after the opening ceremony

#RioOlympics2016 greatest ceremony I’ve ever seen pic.twitter.com/q0mITpCfbw

— ISLAM SHAHEEN (@ISSHAHEEN) August 6, 2016

Watching the opening of the Olympics and had goosebumps when the UAE team came out! #Rio2016 #soproud #UAE #mydubai

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— Navin Valrani (@navinvalrani) August 6, 2016

The #UAE team walks proudly into the Maracan …#Olympics #OpeningCeremony
More pics here: https://t.co/A8x9d1CMt3 pic.twitter.com/xhJ3z1iNDi

— Gulf News (@gulf_news) August 6, 2016

Young woman of #UAE competing in Weightlifting you go girl! ???????????????? #OpeningCeremony #Rio2016 #Olympics

— edixon1213 (@edixon1213) August 6, 2016

Here’s @nadaalbedwawi and the #UAE team #Rio2016 pic.twitter.com/FdQ0JHShIR

— Sport360° (@Sport360) August 6, 2016

Here are some of the best pictures of the flag bearing…

#ALSHOPnews
In pictures: #RioOlympics2016 opening ceremony pic.twitter.com/JXsHLfTzot

— ALSHOP.com (@ALSHOP) August 6, 2016

And the highlights of the opening ceremony

افتتاح دورة الألعاب الأولمبية الصيفية الـ 31 #ريو2016 في #البرازيل#صحيفة_الخليج #الخليج_الرياضي#RioOlympics2016https://t.co/jTzw3qHyzE

— صحيفة الخليج (@alkhaleej) August 6, 2016