体坛英语资讯：Special Olympics opens in Athens with spectacular ceremony
<p><span word="ATHENS">ATHENS</span>, <span word="June">June</span> 25-- <span word="Greek">Greek</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Karolos">Karolos</span> <span word="Papoulias">Papoulias</span> <span word="officially">officially</span> <span word="declared">declared</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Athens">Athens</span> 2011 <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Summer">Summer</span> <span word="Special">Special</span> <span word="Olympics">Olympics</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="evening">evening</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="spectacular">spectacular</span> <span word="ceremony">ceremony</span> <span word="staged">staged</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Panathinaikon">Panathinaikon</span> <span word="Stadium">Stadium</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="venue">venue</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="modern">modern</span> 1896 <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="Games">Games</span>.</p><p><span word="Approximately">Approximately</span> 7,500 <span word="Special">Special</span> <span word="Olympics">Olympics</span> <span word="athletes">athletes</span> <span word="from">from</span> 183 <span word="countries">countries</span>, <span word="including">including</span> 137 <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span>, <span word="participate">participate</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Games">Games</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="July">July</span> 4 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="string">string</span> <span word="of">of</span> 30 <span word="venues">venues</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="Athens">Athens</span>.</p><p><span word="From">From</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="compete">compete</span> <span word="in">in</span> 22 <span word="sports">sports</span>, <span word="sending">sending</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="message">message</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="persons">persons</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="mental">mental</span> <span word="disabilities">disabilities</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="valuable">valuable</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="community">community</span>.</p><p><span word="Fireworks">Fireworks</span> <span word="explode">explode</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sky">sky</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opening">opening</span> <span word="ceremony">ceremony</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Athens">Athens</span> 2011 <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Summer">Summer</span> <span word="Special">Special</span> <span word="Olympics">Olympics</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Panathinaikon">Panathinaikon</span> <span word="Stadium">Stadium</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Athens">Athens</span>, <span word="early">early</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="June">June</span> 26, 2011. <span word="Greek">Greek</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Karolos">Karolos</span> <span word="Papoulias">Papoulias</span> <span word="officially">officially</span> <span word="declared">declared</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Athens">Athens</span> 2011 <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Summer">Summer</span> <span word="Special">Special</span> <span word="Olympics">Olympics</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="evening">evening</span></p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="three">three</span>-<span word="hour">hour</span> <span word="ceremony">ceremony</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="remarks">remarks</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="spectacular">spectacular</span> <span word="display">display</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fireworks">fireworks</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="simplicity">simplicity</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="music">music</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dance">dance</span> <span word="performances">performances</span> <span word="inspired">inspired</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="Greek">Greek</span> <span word="mythology">mythology</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="culture">culture</span>.</p><p><span word="They">They</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="matched">matched</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="moving">moving</span> <span word="performances">performances</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="internationally">internationally</span> <span word="famed">famed</span> <span word="artists">artists</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="singer">singer</span>, <span word="songwriter">songwriter</span>, <span word="musician">musician</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="producer">producer</span> <span word="Stevie">Stevie</span> <span word="Wonder">Wonder</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="ceremony">ceremony</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="music">music</span> <span word="performance">performance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="volunteers">volunteers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Special">Special</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="athletes">athletes</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="Greek">Greek</span> <span word="type">type</span> <span word="clay">clay</span> <span word="urns">urns</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="musical">musical</span> <span word="instruments">instruments</span>.</p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="performance">performance</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="threw">threw</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ground">ground</span> "<span word="back">back</span> <span word="inside">inside</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="arms">arms</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="earth">earth</span>" <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="symbolic">symbolic</span> <span word="representation">representation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="breaking">breaking</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="walls">walls</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="prejudice">prejudice</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="intellectually">intellectually</span> <span word="disabled">disabled</span> <span word="people">people</span>.</p>
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