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London opens Games for next generation

2012-07-28 13:18:34

Britain's Queen Elizabeth declared the London Olympics open after playing a cameo role in a dizzying ceremony designed to highlight the grandeur and eccentricities of the nation that invented modern sport.

Kaleidoscopic pageant sets London Games rolling

2012-07-28 08:10:51

Britain's Queen declared the London Olympics open in a dizzying ceremony designed to highlight the grandeur of the nation that invented modern sport. Chinese delegation Highlights of opening ceremony in photos

Yi leads Chinese team into opening ceremony

2012-07-28 06:32:08

Basketball star Yi Jianlian led Chinese delegation into the Olympic Stadium Friday night at the opening ceremony of the 30th Olympic Games.

First world record

2012-07-28 10:45:00

Legally blind archer Im Dong-hyun set the first world record of the London Olympics on Friday and then added another as South Korea broke the team record.

Olympic delegations at opening ceremony

2012-07-28 09:45:53

Britain's flag bearer Chris Hoy (C) holds the national flag as he leads the contingent in the athletes parade during the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium July 27, 2012.

Seven teenagers light Games' cauldron

2012-07-28 09:20:30

Solving the last remaining riddle of the opening ceremony, seven teenagers were given the honour of lighting the Olympic cauldron in the symbolic start to the 2012 London Games.

Lord Coe: The greatest show about to start

2012-07-28 04:45:09

It has been a long road for former middle distance runner, Lord Sebastian Coe, who won gold medals in the Moscow and Los Angeles Olympics and has gone on to become the driving force behind the London Olympic Games.

Olympic Games get great play in China

2012-07-28 01:11:49

Though the opening ceremony for the Olympic Games took place in London, the largest group of spectators gathered around their TV sets and computers in China.

Cashing in on the Olympic demand

2012-07-28 01:18:08

Of the many millions watching the London Olympic Games, one bag maker in Fujian province is particularly proud to see the world's top athletes wearing his products.

Chinese official shows support for Games

2012-07-28 00:12:51

The London Olympic Games will be distinctive and wonderful, the Chinese government representative to the event said on Friday.

China team to use own London network

2012-07-28 00:04:30

China's Olympic delegation is enjoying the services of the first domestic telecom operator to launch a mobile virtual network outside the country, during the London Olympic Games.