Theopening ceremony of the 2004 Summer Olympics was held on August 13, 2004 starting at 20:45 EEST at the Olympic Stadium in Marousi, Greece, a suburb of Athens. As mandated by the Olympic Charter, the proceedings combined the formal and ceremonial opening of this international sporting event, including welcoming speeches, hoisting of Itwas the second time Beijing hosted an Olympic opening ceremony. On Friday, it made history as the first city to host both a Summer and a Winter Games. As in 2008, China held the opening Thefinal minutes of BBC Sport's coverage of the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics held in Beijing, China. Attribution2.5 China Mainland. You are free: – to copy, distribute and transmit the work. to remix – to adapt the work. Under the following conditions: attribution – You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests Subscribe to @olympics: At the Olympic Games in London 2012, about 10,500 athletes from 204 countries compete in 26 different spo Vol1 : Bid documents and analysis : passion behind the Bid. - Vol.2 : Ceremonies and competitions : celebration of the Games. - Vol.3 : Preparation for the Games : new Beijing great Olympics. - Vol.4 : Games results and key appendices : truly exceptional. Cd. 1 : Games results of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. - Cd.2 : Opening ceremony of the TheOpening Ceremony. The 2016 Olympics will kick off on Friday with an epic opening ceremony at the famous Maracanã Stadium in Rio de Janeiro. The ceremony will include a procession of the Abird's-eye view of the National Stadium, known as the Bird's Nest. [Photo/Xinhua] Expect a Beijing 2022 opening ceremony that is "different" from that of the 2008 Games with a way of cauldron Theslogan for the 2008 Paralympics was the same as the 2008 Summer Olympics, Both routes returned to Beijing on September 5, and the torch was flamed at the National Stadium during the Opening Ceremony on September 6. The Games. Opening ceremony. The opening ceremony took place on September 6, 2008. ooAF.

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