BEIJING, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- More than 10,000 athletes
from 204 countries and regions started to march in the National Stadium in north
Beijing at the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games, spearheaded by the
Greek delegation.
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Members of the Olympic Delegation of
Greece, the home of the Olympic Games, firstly parade into the National
Stadium, at the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, in
Beijing, China, Aug. 8, 2008.(Xinhua/Guo Dayue)
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Greece heads Olympic athletes parade
BEIJING, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- Greece, the country where the
Olympics were born, headed the parade of athletes at the Olympic opening
ceremony on Friday night. Full story
Belgium strides into Olympic opening
ceremony
BEIJING, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- Greece, the country where the
Olympics were born, headed the parade of athletes at the Olympic opening
ceremony on Friday night. Full story
Doll-faced Fukuhara ushers Japan into Bird's
Nest
BEIJING, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- Table tennis player Ai
Fukuhara carried the Japanese flag and led fellow Olympians into the opening
ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games on Friday night. Full story
Canada marches in Bird's Nest
BEIJING, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- The Canadian Olympic
delegation entered the Bird's Nest National Stadium at the Olympic opening
ceremony on Friday night, with star kayaker Adam van Koeverden carrying the
Maple Leaf. Full story
Iraqi athletes march in to roaring
ovation
BEIJING, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- The Iraqi delegation arrived
to a roaring ovation at the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games on
Friday night. Full story
Finland marches in opening
ceremony
BEIJING, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- Finland, host nation for the
1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, fielded 62 athletes to the Beijing Olympics,
outnumbering its 2004 delegation. Full story
Russia marches in Bird's Nest
BEIJING, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- Perennial sports power Russia
marched into the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics here on Friday,
with basketball star Andrei Kirilenko holding the flag. Full story
United States enters opening ceremony
BEIJING, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- Watched by U.S. President
George W. Bush, the U.S. Olympic delegation entered the opening ceremony of the
Olympic Games on Friday night. Full story
Sweden makes 25th Olympic
appearance
BEIJING, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- Sweden made its 25th summer
Olympic Games appearance on Friday night, wearing clothes provided by Chinese
sports wear giant Li-Ning. Full story
Italy enters Olympic opening
ceremony
BEIJING, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- Italy entered the Olympic opening ceremony at the
National Stadium on Friday night. Full story
Germany keeps feet on ground in Olympics
BEIJING, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- NBA star Dirk Nowitzki led
perennial sports power Germany to march in the Olympic opening ceremony on
Friday night. Full story
Yao Ming and boy from quake zone lead Team China into opening
ceremony
BEIJING, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- Led by NBA star Yao Ming and
Lin Hao, a primary school student from the quake-affected Sichuan province, the
Chinese delegation paraded into the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympic
Games on Friday night. Full story
