News The Olympic Games are finally here with the opening ceremony at the Maracanã on Friday (5 August) kicking off a three-week extravaganza of sport To mark the occasion, Twitter has released 207 brand new team emojis so that fans across the globe can share their passion and follow their favourite teams Tweeting with the three-letter country code hashtags will trigger flag emojis for each of the countries, including the Refugee Olympic Team (#ROT) ​ While the country flags and sport icons make up most of the emojis, there are more general hashtags that go along with the Olympic Games, medals and the ceremonies Athletes and fans alike have already started to get in the spirit of the games by promoting their team or their sport with the hashtags and emojis Like Indian tennis player Sania Mirza: And some fans have been having a little ‘punny’ fun The hashtags have caused a little confusion in some circles, though University of Georgia fans in the US woke up to discover that they were now following the Ugandan Olympic team at the Olympic Games   Many students from the university are getting into the Rio 2016 spirit and adjusting to their new roles as supporters of the east African nation: This guy went a step further: Several teams and athletes have already emulated celebrities such as Kim Kardashian and Justin Bieber by releasing their own official emoji apps Usain Bolt, Michael Phelps and Gabby Douglas are just a few of the many who have rolled out their apps in anticipation of the Games Twitter has created mini icons for each sport, from #Fencing to #WrestlingGrecoRoman Even golf, which has a mini figure swinging a golf club The hashtags that trigger the emojis will be available in English, French, Portuguese, and Spanish The individual sports emojis, as well as #Rio2016 and #Olympics, are also available in Japanese, Korean, and Arabic