Sunday, August 24, 2008

Beijing Olympics!!




Thousands of specks of light make up the Olympic rings on the floor of the arena and are then magically lifted into the sky






A dancer performs during the Opening Ceremony for the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics at the National Stadium on August 8, 2008 in Beijing, China.



Drummers perform during the Opening Ceremony for the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics at the National Stadium on August 8, 2008 in Beijing.



After a seven year wait the opening ceremony finally gets underway with 2,008 drummers creating an incredible countdown





Drums thundered, strobe lights flickered and 14,000 performers poured through the Bird's Nest stadium in a dazzling extravaganza that offered up a vision of global harmony in line with the Games' motto "One World One Dream".






The breathtaking ceremony leaves spectators in awe as dancers covered in light enter the fray to reflect modernity



The crowd are thrilled as a 16-tonne globe dramatically emerges from the arena with dancers circumnavigating the continents




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