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Did you watch last night's ceremony? It was ok, but not what I expected! Where was Shakespeare (just a few lines from Kenneth Branagh) ,Tolkin, the Celtic tradition....
The queen as a James Bond co-star stole the show!! I was laughing for hours!
and of course Mr Bean ...
The queen as a James Bond co-star stole the show!! I was laughing for hours!
and of course Mr Bean ...
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Re: Games of the XXX Olympiad
kleftokotou wrote:Did you watch last night's ceremony? It was ok, but not what I expected! Where was Shakespeare
9 just a few lines from Kenneth Branagh) ,Tolkin, the Celtic tradition....
The queen as a James Bond co-star stole the show!! I was laughing for hours!
and of course Mr Bean ...
Yes I watched it the Queen jumping off the plane was hilarious but she looked bored during the entire ceremony &btw Athens & Beijing had much better opening ceremony compared to London
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It was kind of boring at times!dakkudaddy wrote:..... the Queen jumping off the plane was hilarious but she looked bored ...
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I liked the Queen and James Bond and the torch lighting. The parade of nations went by quickly. Here they cut to commercials and we missed several of the countries.
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India upset about gatecrasher
Associated Press
LONDON -- A mysterious woman in red has caused an international incident at the London Olympics.
Indian officials are mystified -- and miffed -- after an unknown young woman managed to march with the country's athletes and officials during the opening ceremony Friday night.
Games organizers on Sunday downplayed security concerns around the unscripted moment, saying the interloper was a ceremony cast member and had been screened before entering the Olympic Park.
Images from Friday's ceremony showed a young woman in turquoise jeans and a red jacket marching alongside Indian flag bearer Sushil Kumar at the head of the delegation of 40 athletes in bright yellow and navy blue.
"We are totally dazed," Indian press attache Harpal Singh Bedi said. "How can a person without any accreditation walk past?"
Indian officials said they had no idea who the woman was. Indian media identified her as Madhura Nagendra, a graduate student from the southern city of Bangalore who had been living in London.
Her father, K. Nagendra, was quoted by the Press Trust of India news agency as saying that his daughter had been chosen to dance in director Danny Boyle's ceremony, and speculated that she might have been asked by organizers to escort India's team into the stadium.
"This might have hurt our team's feelings. I feel very sorry for that," he was quoted as saying.
The mystery woman case dominated Indian media's coverage of the opening of the Games.
"Who's That Girl?" asked the front page of The Hindustan Times.
"Leaky London: Unaccounted presence in march past," said a headline in the Times of India. The newspaper said the mystery woman had "brazenly gatecrashed the party, raising security concerns and adding to the anger over India's blink-and-miss appearance on global TV screens."
Bedi said India's acting chef de mission, P.K.M. Raja, had sent Games organizers an official letter of complaint.
"I think this is definitely a security lapse," Bedi said.
But London organizing chief Sebastian Coe insisted the woman had not posed a threat to the ceremony. He told reporters she was "a cast member who clearly got slightly over-excited."
Some 10,000 volunteers performed alongside professional musicians, actors and dancers in Boyle's spectacular ceremony.
Coe stressed the woman had been screened to get into Olympic Stadium so there had been no security breach.
"Don't run away with the idea that she walked in off the street," Coe said, adding that Games officials "will have our own discussions" about the incident.
There was perhaps a touch of Indian satisfaction in Britain's perceived lapse, which comes as India is suffering its own Olympic embarrassment. An Indian court has barred Indian Olympic Association chief Suresh Kalmadi from attending the London opening ceremony, citing the "national interest."
Kalmadi is out on bail after spending nine months in jail awaiting trial on corruption charges related to the 2010 Commonwealth Games.
India also was stung by British media criticism of the chaotic preparations for those 2010 Games in New Delhi, which were marred by construction delays and a budget that ballooned from $412 million to $15 billion.
Bedi said the opening ceremony intrusion did not reflect poorly on India.
"We are too big a country to be embarrassed by it," he said. "It should be an embarrassment for the hosts, not for India."
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kleftokotou wrote:India upset about gatecrasher
Associated Press
LONDON -- A mysterious woman in red has caused an international incident at the London Olympics.
Indian officials are mystified -- and miffed -- after an unknown young woman managed to march with the country's athletes and officials during the opening ceremony Friday night.
Games organizers on Sunday downplayed security concerns around the unscripted moment, saying the interloper was a ceremony cast member and had been screened before entering the Olympic Park.
Images from Friday's ceremony showed a young woman in turquoise jeans and a red jacket marching alongside Indian flag bearer Sushil Kumar at the head of the delegation of 40 athletes in bright yellow and navy blue.
"We are totally dazed," Indian press attache Harpal Singh Bedi said. "How can a person without any accreditation walk past?"
Indian officials said they had no idea who the woman was. Indian media identified her as Madhura Nagendra, a graduate student from the southern city of Bangalore who had been living in London.
Her father, K. Nagendra, was quoted by the Press Trust of India news agency as saying that his daughter had been chosen to dance in director Danny Boyle's ceremony, and speculated that she might have been asked by organizers to escort India's team into the stadium.
"This might have hurt our team's feelings. I feel very sorry for that," he was quoted as saying.
The mystery woman case dominated Indian media's coverage of the opening of the Games.
"Who's That Girl?" asked the front page of The Hindustan Times.
"Leaky London: Unaccounted presence in march past," said a headline in the Times of India. The newspaper said the mystery woman had "brazenly gatecrashed the party, raising security concerns and adding to the anger over India's blink-and-miss appearance on global TV screens."
Bedi said India's acting chef de mission, P.K.M. Raja, had sent Games organizers an official letter of complaint.
"I think this is definitely a security lapse," Bedi said.
But London organizing chief Sebastian Coe insisted the woman had not posed a threat to the ceremony. He told reporters she was "a cast member who clearly got slightly over-excited."
Some 10,000 volunteers performed alongside professional musicians, actors and dancers in Boyle's spectacular ceremony.
Coe stressed the woman had been screened to get into Olympic Stadium so there had been no security breach.
"Don't run away with the idea that she walked in off the street," Coe said, adding that Games officials "will have our own discussions" about the incident.
There was perhaps a touch of Indian satisfaction in Britain's perceived lapse, which comes as India is suffering its own Olympic embarrassment. An Indian court has barred Indian Olympic Association chief Suresh Kalmadi from attending the London opening ceremony, citing the "national interest."
Kalmadi is out on bail after spending nine months in jail awaiting trial on corruption charges related to the 2010 Commonwealth Games.
India also was stung by British media criticism of the chaotic preparations for those 2010 Games in New Delhi, which were marred by construction delays and a budget that ballooned from $412 million to $15 billion.
Bedi said the opening ceremony intrusion did not reflect poorly on India.
"We are too big a country to be embarrassed by it," he said. "It should be an embarrassment for the hosts, not for India."
When commonwealth games was held in India the British media didn't leave a single chance to write out India's preparations but when the show happened everyone was happy NOw as they say Karma the bitch is bitting the British people back how on earth can a stranger walk or enter the stadium if she can do it any mischievous person can come inside & breech security
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Thank God nobody was hurt!! I am shocked to be honest, never expected that!dakkudaddy wrote:....back how on earth can a stranger walk or enter the stadium if she can do it any mischievous person can come inside & breech security....
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India wins it's first medal at the London Olympics 2012 Indian shooter Gagan Narang has won the bronze for India. Campriani won the silver and MOLDOVEANU Alin George won the gold. Gagan’s score in the final round — 10.7, 9.7, 10.6, 10.7, 10.4, 10.6, 9.9, 9.5, 10.3, 10.7. Super shooting. Successive medals at the Olympics in the 10m Air Rifle event for India — Bindra won gold in 2008 and now, Narang has won bronze.
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hope many will follow for you!dakkudaddy wrote:India wins it's first medal at the London Olympics 2012 Indian shooter Gagan Narang has won the bronze for India....
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What an evening! 2 first gold medals for Poland!
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Vijay Kumar from Harsour, Himachal Pradesh won silver medal for India in Men's 25m Rapid Fire Pistol event. India now on 32th position in medals tally.
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Wojtek wrote:What an evening! 2 first gold medals for Poland!
Gongrats dear !!!! I was thinking bout u when I was watching it
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Me,too!!Cyly wrote:........
Gongrats dear !!!! I was thinking bout u when I was watching it
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AHAHAHAHAHAkleftokotou wrote:
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Our silver beauty!!!!
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Our silver beauty!!!!
stunning beauty and talented
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kleftokotou wrote:Me,too!!Cyly wrote:........
Gongrats dear !!!! I was thinking bout u when I was watching it
Really? To you both
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The games are over for a couple of weeks now! I think that London failed to impress!
I WAS ROOTING FOR PARIS 2012 anyway
I WAS ROOTING FOR PARIS 2012 anyway
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And let's not forget that the revival of the games was a Greek-French idea!!!
Greek writer Demetrius Vikelas and French Baron Pierre de Coubertin were the pioneers for the Modern Olympic Games!!
Greek writer Demetrius Vikelas and French Baron Pierre de Coubertin were the pioneers for the Modern Olympic Games!!
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