Opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games 2008
All eyes were on the splendid opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games Friday.
The 29th Olympic Games started on Friday at Beijing’s ?Bird’s Nest? with a most spectacular opening ceremony. More than 90,000 Chinese and foreign spectators went to Beijing’s Olympic Stadium for the opening ceremony and greatly applauded the Greek mission which paraded first with Olympic gold medallist Ilias Iliadis as flag-bearer.
The opening ceremony was running more than half an hour later than scheduled when Chinese President Hu Jintao succinctly declared the 2008 Summer Olympics open. At least it was still on the lucky date of 8/8/08.
Prior to Hu’s remarks, International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge addressed the crowd.
“You have chosen as the theme of these Games ‘One World, One Dream,’ ” he said. “That is what we are tonight.”
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