By Prensa Latina,
Beijing : About 160,000 people, included several heads of State, are expected to attend the opening ceremony of the 29th Olympic Games Friday night, this capital’s government official reported Monday.
The figure includes 70,000 guests, athletes and artists, while the rest are spectators, supporting staff and volunteers, Zhou Zhengyu, assistant director of the municipal communications committee, told press.
He noted that organizers already approved a plan to transport that enormous figure of people until the Bird’s Nest National Stadium.
The opening of this Olympics is expected to last almost over three hours, included a 50-minute cultural show. The ceremony also includes the parade of delegations.
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