A Gala of World Fashion
The opening ceremony turned into an international fashion stage for the colors and flavors of the world to come together.
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Shake Hands in Five Easy Steps
“ No, no, good friends should shake hands like this in our country.” The reporter was stopped by Almaz Alsenov, the Judo player from Kazakhstan, when they shook hands in the convention way.
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4832 People To Meet
“There must be over 10,000 athletes living in the village,” I am Mabuza Muzi, a 400-meter athlete from Swaziland said firmly. When he heard that the total number of athletes staying in the village until August 23 is 4,833, he looked very confused, “It cannot be, I see new faces from different countries everyday, it seems that athletes have occupied all the accommodation in the village.”
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