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Opening CeremonyOn Friday, the 08th day of August 2008 at 8:00 p.m. local time, the Asian giant - China, will declare the 17-day 2008 Beijing Olympic Games open in a glittering ceremony in Beijing. Summer Olympic Games not only provides a platform for athletes from all across the globe to perform at their best, but ... |
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Rowers having our own opening ceremonyIt is now pre-pre-race day - two days to go for us, one day for the smaller boats, and just a few hours until the opening ceremony. Unfortunately, we cannot march in the stadium though, as the ceremony goes on until very late; it would be like going out for... ... |
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Tomkins leads Australians as Games declared openAustralia's five-time Olympian James Tomkins led the Australian delegation into Beijing's Bird's Nest stadium before the 2008 Beijing Games were offically declared open after a spectacular opening ceremony this morning (Australian time). ... |
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Sensory overload at 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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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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