Opening Ceremony, 29th Olympics, Beijing, 2008
As the Opening Ceremony progressed, August 8, 2008, 58 actors danced upon and ran around a giant globe at the Bird's Nest National Stadium in Beijing, representing the Olympic theme of "One World, One Dream." With a diameter of 18 meters and nine rings, the globe weighed about 16 tons and rose 24 meters above the stadium floor. The Olympic Games are the leading international sporting event featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games are considered to be the world's foremost sports competition with more than 200 nations participating. The Olympic Games are held every four years, with the Summer and Winter Games alternating by occurring every four years but two years apart. Army photo by Tim Hipps,
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