Sunday, August 3, 2008

The Mini Page. August 3, 2008 Washington Post

The opening ceremonies will begin at 8.08:08 p.m. on Aug.8, 2008. During the opening ceremonies, the host nation welcomes the world to the Olympic Games with hundreds of singers, dancers, and acrobats participating. In the parade of athletes, each nation enters the stadium with all or a portion of its competitors. Greece is always the first country to enter because it was the location of the first Olympic Games more than 2,000 yars ago. The other nations enter in alphabetical order. The host nation is the last to enter.

The 2008 Olympic torch relay slogan is "Light the Passion, Share the Dream."

The closing ceremonies for the Games will be on Aug.24,2008. At that point, there will be 302 new gold medalists.

Watching on TV for high-definition. NBC will be the only American broadcast network to show the Games.

Francis Shieh a.k.a. Xie Shihao shall watch Olympic Games in Shanghai as a guest from August 7 to August 24th 2008. Leaving Washington on August 6, 2008. Aug.3,2008 at 5.45 a.m.

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