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Opening ceremony, closed eyesTo the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics, possibility the hottest ticket in the world last Friday. But it seems the excitement got too much for one British hack. At 9.07pm local time, just under two hours into the four-hour... ... |
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Beijing has a ball despite Cinderella sob storiesSurprise, surprise. When tickets for that dazzling opening ceremony came round, guess who ended up being left behind in the Main Press Centre?Home comforts: Ordinary Chinese people embrace the Games Yep, your boxing correspondent is clearly one of life's Cinderellas and a paucity of press p... |
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Opening ceremony cool - for someSo, what did you think of it? I was lucky enough to get into the Olympic Stadium to watch the opening ceremony (or more precisely - the first hour of it, before I had to go and put together a TV piece). I won't go through the details - it's... ... |
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Barring a medal, carrying GB flag will be my momentAmazing, the best experience ever. That's how I would describe the honour of carrying the GB flag. If I never win an Olympic medal, that will be my Olympic moment. What a night: leading out Team GB in Beijing As the opening ceremony approached everyone who was marching met outside Team GB's HQ ... |
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The Gold Medal And MeEarlier today NDTV 24x7 asked MS Gill, India’s sports minister, for his reaction to Abhinav Bindra’s gold medal. He said: I congratulate myself and every other Indian. I’m not sure what I contributed to Bindra’s fine achievement, but if the minister congratulates me, I must have done s ... |
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Olympic opening draws 5m viewersThe spectacular opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics is watched live by five million people in the UK, but a delayed broadcast angers US viewers. ... |
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