BigVic

Liked the Vancouver 2010 Opening Ceremony done by the same folks who did the Sydney Ceremonies. A pity about the cauldron though

The British anthem should be played to honour the birthplace of the Paralympic movement at Stoke-Mandeville as with the Greek in the Olympic CC

Parsons mentioned “The Republic of China” when he was mentioning Xi

It was a short ceremony as opposed to PyeongChang’s

Parsons speech will surely gain international attention.

The Summer Paralympics in Tokyo took place during the withdrawal of US troops and the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan

A strong statement by Andrew Parsons

More relaxed tone than the Olympics opening ceremony

Good start to the Paralympic OC

Olympics closing ceremony seemed like a lifetime ago.

Can’t wait. 13 mins to go

The closing will be at Verona due to San Siro being demolished

Let’s get the ball rolling. For the first time since Sarajevo 1984 the Ceremonies for Milan-Cortina 2026 will be held in different venues. The Opening Ceremony will be held at San Siro which will be the old 60,000 seat stadium while the Closing Ceremony will be held at the historic Verona Arena in Verona.

Africa have never hosted an Olympics although Senegal will host the delayed YOG in 2026.

Will not happen.