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The Opening
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A 4,000-strong
cast took part in a 拢12m spectacular in the City of Manchester Stadium
to officially open the 2002 Commonwealth Games.
What did you
think?
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The
ceremony was fantastic, loved the way the dancers didnt look like
robots like they did at the Sydney olympics. The ballon baton delivery
was simply amazing. I also like the human touch with that courageous
little girl handing over the baton, something that the Sydney games
would have shelved for something with abit more glitter. I have spoken
to many people in the stadiums during the games from many countries
and they all cant believe how well this games has been delivered.
That is, everyone except a few Australians, if the criticism had come
from a significant country I may have been bothered but after all,
who really cares what Australia thinks, they are hardly the most cultured
of nations.
Lee Emberson
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Anthony
Davies's commentary MADE the opening ceremony. This guy should be
used much more for this kind of thing. He made it very moving. It
was a fantastic & special celebration. I cant wait for the finale
now. Please dont let the tv commentator spoil Mr Davies's commentary
this time.
Simon
London |
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I
enjoyed the opening ceremony. The is too much fuss being about the
6 year old and the queen fiasco. The evening was actually spoilt by
the firework display being over a mile away and only able to be viewed
on big screens inside the stadium or on TV. The bus service to and
from the stadium was wll organised and plaenty of them. As for the
metrolink, to Altrincham, they were infrequent, not enough carriages
for all the park and riders and very expensive for those who were
just going home !!
Colin
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As
a Mancunian living in the US All I can say is that Manchester has
a great deal to be proud of! Having not seen ANY of the Games (not
even on 麻豆社 America- Thanks!) I'm disappointed but I feel very proud
that the Manchester games were a fantastic event in the eyes of everyone
(except a few Aussies). The organisers and volunteers deserve full
credit for everything. Yes- Manchester '96 and Manchester 2000 were
maybe a little too much for the rest of the world to believe possible,
but as Mancs we have the spirit, pride, belief (despite adversity)
and great big hearts- and that makes us capable of anything. The 'world
stage' for the likes of Manchester is small and our time on it is
over in seconds... I'm very pleased that we showed up, played our
part and put the leading lady to shame with our outstanding performance.
Joanna
Boston MA USA |
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The
Opening Ceremony was fantastic. A lot of hard work by volunteers of
all ages and backgrounds and also the choreography staff.To be part
of the Opening Ceremony is something that will always be with me.
I have met people from all over the world. The atmosphere from the
crowd was fantastic and even on the transport home people were talking
how great it was. Well done and all the volunteers look forward to
giving you a great performance in the Closing Ceremony. Well done
MANCHESTER....
Karen Wernham
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