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  2. 2000 Summer Olympics opening ceremony - Wikipedia

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    He was also directed and produce some segments of the 1984,1988 and 1992 Summer Olympic Opening and Closing ceremonies and was involved in Sydney's handover segment at the 1996 Summer Olympics closing ceremony. Birch was hired to produce the ceremonies in September 1993,during the ending stages of the successful Olympic bid. [15]

  3. Olympics organizers apologize after 'Last Supper' comparisons ...

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    Paris Olympics organizers issued an apology on Sunday after a scene depicting the Greek god Dionysus drew criticism for allegedly mocking Leonardo da Vinci's painting “The Last Supper,” which ...

  4. Paris Olympics organizers say they meant no disrespect with ...

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    Paris Olympics organizers apologized to anyone who was offended by a tableau that evoked Leonardo da Vinci’s “The Last Supper” during the glamorous opening ceremony, but defended the concept ...

  5. Here's the Lates on "The Last Supper" Controversy at the 2024 ...

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    The 2024 Paris Olympics officially commenced on July 26 with a star-studded and stunning Opening Ceremony featuring performances by Lady Gaga, Aya Nakamura, and Céline Dion, who made an emotional ...

  6. List of Olympic Games scandals, controversies and incidents

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    Adolf Hitler arriving at the opening ceremony of the controversial 1936 Berlin Games Jesse Owens on the podium after winning the long jump at the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1931, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) selected the German capital city Berlin as the host city of the 1936 Summer Olympics.

  7. Olympic Games ceremony - Wikipedia

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    As is customary, since the 2020 Summer Olympics men's and women's marathon medals (at the Summer Olympics) and since the 2014 Winter Olympics, men's 50 km and women's 30 km cross-country skiing medals (at the Winter Olympics) are awarded as part of the Closing Ceremony, which take place on the penultimate and the last days, in the Olympic ...

  8. Olympic opening ceremony 'Last Supper' parody sparks Paris ...

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    A parody of Leonardo Da Vinci's famous fresco "The Last Supper" featuring drag queens in the Olympic opening ceremony in Paris has sparked fury among the Catholic Church and far-right politicians ...

  9. Paris Olympics Organizers Apologize But Insist Opening ...

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    The organizers behind the Paris Olympics apologized to anyone who was offended by a tableau that evoked Leonardo da Vinci's "The Last Supper" during Friday's opening ceremony and provoked outrage ...