The Opening Ceremony of the Olympics games

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The Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games

It was the third Olympic Games in London! After those of 1908 and of 1948, London hosted the Olympic Games for the third time; this is a record.

 

There were about 204 countries so about 10.490 participants for 26 sports represented. There were 302 sporting events played for 2100 medals given.

-The opening ceremony was created by Danny Boyle with a budget of 34 million euros. There were 70.000 volunteers so that the opening ceremony goes well.

Danny Boyle is a film director; he had received the Oscar for best director with Slum Dog Millionaire.

-The opening ceremony represented the change and the industrialization in England. They wanted to show the technologies, their music, their film and their health system. They showed their different styles of music. During the ceremony they did a tribute to English singers with the music as John Lennon or many well-knew singers. They showed the English humor with the entrance of the Queen with James Bond 007 or with Mr. Bean.

- David Beckham, different singers, actors of English series and other stars took part in the opening ceremony. The 204 countries went in the stadium with their flags and planted the flag in the stadium.

- After a long travel, different countries with many people the flame arrived in the stadium in front of a lot of people and announced the opening of fifthteen modern Olympic Games.

-The British show through this opening ceremony all the things which represent their country, their humor, the modernization and different kind of music with the respect of the British tradition. The Olympic Games was good to bring together the different countries through sports and forget during the competition misery and war. 

                                                                  

Written by Dylan 

QUIZZ; Answer the 2 questions:

1-Who created the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games?

2-How many countries took part in the Olympic Games?