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Athens angry over ceremony 'leak'
(China Daily)
Updated: 2004-07-28 06:15
Athens Olympics officials were angered on Monday by a British
newspaper report claiming to reveal details of the opening ceremony on August
13.
The Sunday Mirror reported that the renovated Olympic stadium would be
flooded with millions of gallons of water to set the stage for a three-hour
extravaganza including 400 drummers making the sound of a heart beat.
Games organizers refused to comment on the report. Public Order Minister
George Voulgarakis said rumours and leaks so close to the Games were bad for
business.
The Sunday Mirror also said the ceremony would begin with a countdown,
followed by an explosion of white light and a flame racing across the
spectacular 80-metre-high steel roof.
A comet would then hit the lake and a giant paper boat carrying a child glide
to centre stage.
Organizers have built a huge water pump and hole in the centre of the pitch,
which were visible during construction. Large steel rods, as high as 20 metres,
have also been positioned around the stadium.
The Sunday Mirror said the show's centrepiece, to be
played out in front of a 55,000 capacity crowd, "will feature more than 400
ancient mythological figures, dancers and puppeteers in
boats."
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