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A reminder, nbc will reair the opening ceremony on friday night at 8 p. The london olympics start right here, with the grand starting pistol of the opening ceremony. The ceremony was held at the birds nest on friday, 8 august. The music behind the olympic opening ceremony huffpost. Granted, the coverage of individual and team events focuses more on athletes of the united kingdom and the commonwealth and that is perfectly understandable.
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