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[88] At the end of 2008, the American Film Institute selected the coverage of the 2008 Summer Olympics opening ceremony as one of their "Eight Moments of Significance" of the year of 2008, and states: "The opening ceremony, directed and staged by acclaimed Chinese filmmaker Zhang Yimou, marked the most significant live event of the year" and it ...
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"I declare the 23rd Winter Olympic Games, the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, open." On 23 July 2021, Emperor Naruhito opened the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo (which was postponed by a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic), by speaking in Japanese: "I hereby declare the opening of the Tokyo Games to commemorate the XXXII Modern Olympiad."
2008 Summer Olympics Parade of Nations was part of the opening ceremony that originating with the 1896 Olympic Games. The national team from each nation participating in the Olympic Games paraded behind their national flag into the Olympic Stadium.
The 2008 Beijing Olympics marked the first time Ralph Lauren designed Team USA's opening ceremony outfits. The brand said the uniforms were designed to "evoke the heritage and legacy of the 1920s ...
The opening ceremony officially began at 8:00 pm China Standard Time on 8 August 2008. The number 8 is associated with prosperity and confidence in Chinese culture , and the ceremonial start comprised a triple eight for the date and one extra for time (close to 08:08:08 pm). [ 100 ]
August 8 – Chen Qigang is director of music for the 2008 Summer Olympics opening ceremony in Beijing. [42] A minor scandal ensues when it is revealed that Lin Miaoke, the performer of "Ode to the Motherland", was miming to a recording by another girl, Yang Peiyi. [43] August 10 – Jimmy Dean and Eddie Fisher celebrate their 80th birthdays.