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Chapter 239 The Opening of the Olympic Games

At 2008 pm on August 8, 8, the opening ceremony of the BJNo.8 Ninth Olympic Games, which attracted worldwide attention, was grandly held at the National Stadium (Bird's Nest).The Olympic Movement with a history of more than 20 years and the splendid Chinese culture inherited for more than 2000 years complement each other, and jointly write a magnificent new chapter of human civilization.Under the night, the National Stadium in the shape of the "Bird's Nest" was brilliantly lit and full of brilliance.The stadium, which can accommodate more than 5000 people, was full of seats and the crowd was excited.

When the huge scroll on the field was slowly unrolled, the audience was shocked.This 147-meter-long, 27-meter-wide huge LED screen is a long scroll showing China's 5000-year history, and the performance of the opening ceremony began.

"You and I, heart to heart, live together in the global village. For our dreams, we will travel thousands of miles and meet in BJ..." British singer Sarah Brightman and Chinese singer Liu Huan sang BJ No. 20 Ninth Olympic Games affectionately The theme song of the sports meeting "You and Me".

Although I have seen it once on live TV, Channing is still full of enthusiasm, and the feeling and atmosphere at the scene are so unforgettable.

At 21:10:19, the athlete entry ceremony began.Bands reflecting the styles of the five continents of the world played classic music from different continents in turn.The Greek delegation from the birthplace of the Olympic Movement entered the arena first, and the delegations from other countries and regions entered the arena in the order of strokes of simplified Chinese characters.

The flag bearer of the Japanese delegation is petite and lovely table tennis player Ai Fukuhara, and the Argentine team with excellent basketball performance is Ginobili, who plays for the NBA Spurs, as the flag bearer.

The last flag bearer of the Chinese delegation was Yao Ming. He held the national flag high and walked in the forefront of the team. Men's basketball players such as Qian Ning and Ah Lian, as well as many Chinese athletes such as Zou Shiming, Li Xiaopeng, He Wenna, Guo Jingjing and Lin Dan followed closely behind. Finally, the Chinese sports delegation with a total of 1099 members made its mighty grand finale.

Tens of thousands of spectators at the scene gave the warmest applause and cheers to the Chinese Olympic athletes representing the country.

In front is the five-star red flag raised high, next to the cheering Chinese compatriots, a sense of pride in fighting for the country arises spontaneously, Qian Ning and others, while marching in line, kept waving to the audience, Everyone's face is filled with pride and happiness.

"That's what it's like to have an Olympic game on your doorstep. There's such a sense of pride and belonging that you can't have in the NBA."

During the entry process, each athlete left a colored footprint on the screen in the center of the stadium.The colorful footprints and the pictures left by the theatrical performance together constitute a beautiful scene of "Human Homeland".

The Olympic Games represent hope, the charm of sports, and our efforts to create a better future.

After the entrance ceremony, the bright fireworks bloomed in the night sky, the passionate melody resounded through the audience, the colorful flags waved, and the cheers continued for a long time.

On August 8, various sports events of the Olympic Games officially started. Chinese player Pang Wei won the men's 9-meter air rifle gold medal. This is the first gold medal of the Chinese delegation in the BJ Olympic Games.

On August 8, Guo Jingjing and Wu Minxia won China's first gold medal in diving with a score of 10 in the women's synchronized 3-meter springboard final.American player Phelps broke the world record in the men's 343.50m individual medley final and started his Olympic journey. The men's basketball competition also started on August 400.

BJ Olympic men's basketball competition is divided into four stages: group stage, quarter-finals, semi-finals and finals.

The first is the group stage, each group of six teams is divided into two groups of AB, and a single round-robin match is played within the group.2 points for a win, 1 point for a loss, and 0 points for a forfeit.The four teams with the highest points in the group get the right to qualify and enter the quarter-finals of the next stage, that is, enter the top 1 in the world.

The Chinese team and the United States, Spain, Greece, Germany, and Angola are in Group B. The six teams in Group A are Russia, Iran, Lithuania, Argentina, Croatia, and Australia.

At 8:10 on the evening of August 22th, the Chinese team ushered in the first game of the Olympic Games, and the opponent was the most powerful American team.

Almost everyone in the US team was at their peak. Kobe, James, Wade, Anthony, Howard, Paul and others were definitely the signature figures of the league at that time, and there was old captain Kidd in charge, plus old Coached by Coach K, this American team can be described as star-studded, known as the team of redemption.

Why is it called redemption?The background here is a bit long. We all know that the origin of the American men's basketball team called the "Dream Team" comes from the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. That year the Olympic Games began to allow professional players to participate in the competition, and the United States sent The strongest lineup of Jordan, Bird, and Magic, they won the Olympic gold medal that year with almost no effort. Since then, the Dream Team has had nearly 10 years of glory.

It's a pity that in Athens in 2004, only Iverson and Duncan were willing to participate in the Dream Team. The temporary team Dream Six almost lost to Germany in a friendly match in Europe. It was embarrassing, but it also proved that Meng Liu's running-in was insufficient. At the Olympic Games, nightmares followed one after another. They lost two games in the group stage, and almost couldn't even make it to the top eight. After successfully defeating Australia and entering the semi-finals, they were finally defeated Argentina, led by Ginobili, were eliminated, and once again, they missed the gold medal.

The Dream Six team in Athens is also known as the "Nightmare Team" (Nightmare Team). Their temporary motley crew lost on the Olympic stage for the first time. The Americans thought about revenge. In the 2006 Japan Men's Basketball World Championships, They sent the 03 generation who had already made achievements as the main force. At that time, Wade was already the MVP of the finals, James was the second in the MVP list, and there were also familiar stars such as Anthony, Howard, Bosh and Paul. The defeat to Japan was still in the semi-finals this time, and it was the Greek team led by Spanodis who defeated them.

Therefore, in the 2008 Olympic Games, revenge became synonymous with everything. The task of the Dream Eight team can be said to be: if you don't win the gold medal, you will fail.

At this time, James, Wade, Anthony, Paul, Howard and others were more mature. They also sent Kobe. Every now and then we would say "we haven't sent the best player yet", and now, the best player in the world has come out.

Many fans believe that the Dream Eight team with Kobe Bryant is the turning point of the American basketball international arena. On the one hand, this Dream Eight is a team of redemption, and on the other hand, it is to announce to the world that even if the NBA and FIBA ​​rules are different, the American men’s basketball team is still the same. World basketball hegemony.

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