Aug 09, 2008 10:52 AM
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A blitzkrieg was unleashed on the Bird's NEST stadium in Beijing on 8 8 8, enthralling 4 billion viewers across the globe. This event was bought to us Live by our own DD on its network, and supplemented by CNN IBN and other private networks.
The chinese dragon showed its powress as an emerging super power, with high decibel firework, gymnastic manouvres, group drills and dances. Over 15, 000 artistic wowed the assembled crowd in the stadium, which included the heads of the govt across the globe. Bush made a last minute entry along with reluctant Sarkozy, Putin and Sonia Gandhi stole the hearts of their countrymen, cheering their team.
The chinese successfully threw the 888 symbol of disaster into relics of history. In the cauldrome they uravelled the creativity rarely seen. The lighting of the olympic torch was a delight to watch. Lim Ning the Gymnast scaled the birds nest screen hoisted on the the cables. He literally sprinted vertically on the cauldrome screen like a spider man and lit the olympic torch. Hats off to the dragon power.
