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Athletes' long march begins in Beijing's Bird's NestOlympic athletes have started their march around Beijing's Bird's Nest stadium in the 2008 opening ceremony. ... |
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The nightmarish weirdness of the opening ceremonyGoodness me. To think they used to just cut a ribbon. Beijing's opening ceremony felt like a semi-religious rave, helmed by Cecil B DeMille, Leni Riefenstahl and late-era Pet Shop Boys and with music supplied by Vangelis and Jean-Michel Jarre. Like any decent opening shebang, the night w... |
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Beijing does the Olympics proudWell, how did you find today's opening ceremony? I certainly can't remember a more impressive one. I've always believed that the Olympics should be held permanently in Greece, to avoid the politicking, but after today's incredible show, I think it might be an idea for the Games to be held perman... |
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Opening ceremony hailed a 'success'The Olympic Games are underway in Beijing after a spectacular opening ceremony ... |
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Global protests accompany Beijing opening ceremonyThree foreign pro-Tibet activists staged a brief protest near Beijing's Olympic stadium on Friday evening, one hour before the start of the opening ceremony for the Games, an activist group said. ... |
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Olympic ceremony begins, and our journey nears its endThe opening ceremony has started, and it's just hours until our first race. The journey Sarah (Ayton) and I started four years ago is nearing a close and we feel ready to go out tomorrow and sail well. Ready to go: confidence is high before racing starts tomorrowWe had our final training session... |
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